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FRANCE OWES TURKEY AN HISTORIC APOLOGY FOR FAILING TO PROTECT TURKISH DIPLOMATS FROM ARMENIAN TERRORISTS, SAYS EU MINISTER BAGIS
Anadolu Agency
Dec 23 2011
Turkey
Ankara, 22 December: Turkish Minister for European Union (EU) Affairs
and Chief Negotiator, Egemen Bagis, said Thursday that protecting
foreign citizens was the honour of the host country.
In a message issued on Thursday to remember the late Turkish Tourism
Attache Yilmaz Colpan who was killed in Paris by Armenian terrorists
32 years ago, Bagis said that "as all martyrs, Colpan will always be
in the hearts of the Turkish nation".
It is so painful to remember Yilmaz Colpan on the same day that an
Armenian resolution is being debated at the French Parliament. It is
the honour of a country to protect foreign nationals. France owes
Turkey an historic apology for failing to protect Yilmaz Colpan,
Ismail Erez, Talip Yener, Resat Morali, Tecelli Ari, Cemal Ozen
and other Turkish diplomats and nationals from Armenian terrorists,
Bagis stressed.
The French Parliament on Thursday will vote on a resolution that
criminalizes the rejection of Armenian allegations pertaining to the
incidents of 1915 with a prison term of one year and a monetary fine
of 45,000 euros.
Turkey strongly opposes the issue of the incidents of 1915 being
used as a tool in French politics. Many believe that French President
Nicolas Sarkozy supports the Armenian resolution in order to garner
support from France's Armenian population that number around 500,000.
France will hold the first round of next year's presidential election
on April 22 and the second round run-off on May 6. French President
Sarkozy is running for a second term.
Anadolu Agency
Dec 23 2011
Turkey
Ankara, 22 December: Turkish Minister for European Union (EU) Affairs
and Chief Negotiator, Egemen Bagis, said Thursday that protecting
foreign citizens was the honour of the host country.
In a message issued on Thursday to remember the late Turkish Tourism
Attache Yilmaz Colpan who was killed in Paris by Armenian terrorists
32 years ago, Bagis said that "as all martyrs, Colpan will always be
in the hearts of the Turkish nation".
It is so painful to remember Yilmaz Colpan on the same day that an
Armenian resolution is being debated at the French Parliament. It is
the honour of a country to protect foreign nationals. France owes
Turkey an historic apology for failing to protect Yilmaz Colpan,
Ismail Erez, Talip Yener, Resat Morali, Tecelli Ari, Cemal Ozen
and other Turkish diplomats and nationals from Armenian terrorists,
Bagis stressed.
The French Parliament on Thursday will vote on a resolution that
criminalizes the rejection of Armenian allegations pertaining to the
incidents of 1915 with a prison term of one year and a monetary fine
of 45,000 euros.
Turkey strongly opposes the issue of the incidents of 1915 being
used as a tool in French politics. Many believe that French President
Nicolas Sarkozy supports the Armenian resolution in order to garner
support from France's Armenian population that number around 500,000.
France will hold the first round of next year's presidential election
on April 22 and the second round run-off on May 6. French President
Sarkozy is running for a second term.