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DAVUTOGLU: EUROPEAN VALUES ARE UNDER THREAT
Turkish Press
Jan 24 2012
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that French Senate would vote
a bill on Armenian allegations, and France was voting itself today.
Speaking in a conference at Erciyes University yesterday, Davutoglu
said that Europe's arrogance was showing itself at French Senate today.
"From now on, European values are under threat. If each parliament
makes decisions containing its own views of history, a new era of
inquisition would be opened in Europe, the books contrary to such
historical opinions would be burned and those who express views that
exclude this view of history would be imprisoned. This is a typical
understanding of the inquisition. It would be unfortunately a great
shame for France to revive this," said Davutoglu.
FRANCE PASSES ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE" BILL
French Senate yesterday voted for a bill making it a crime to deny
the 1915 killings of Armenians as genocide, although Turkey vowed to
punish Paris with permanent sanction, in case it is passed into law.
While French Senators were discussing the bill, thousands of Turks
were protesting in front of the Senate building.
Making a speech on behalf of the government, French Minister of
Relations with Parliament Patrick Ollier said during yesterday's
session that the bill complied with French and EU laws.
On the contrary, speaking after Ollier at the Senate before the
voting, Constitution Commission head Jean Pierre Sueur requested the
rejection of the bill on the grounds that it violates Article 34 of
the French constitution. Sueur also reiterated that a research report
released by Parliament in 2008 indicates that parliaments should not
write history. He also referred to prominent French historian Pierre
Nora's statements, indicating that "the parliamentarians cannot write
history." But as a result of yesterday's seven-hour session, the bill
was adopted with 127 affirmative votes versus 86 negative votes.
After French President Nicolas Sarkozy approves the bill, it will be
released in the official gazette and will then enter into force.
Turkish Press
Jan 24 2012
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that French Senate would vote
a bill on Armenian allegations, and France was voting itself today.
Speaking in a conference at Erciyes University yesterday, Davutoglu
said that Europe's arrogance was showing itself at French Senate today.
"From now on, European values are under threat. If each parliament
makes decisions containing its own views of history, a new era of
inquisition would be opened in Europe, the books contrary to such
historical opinions would be burned and those who express views that
exclude this view of history would be imprisoned. This is a typical
understanding of the inquisition. It would be unfortunately a great
shame for France to revive this," said Davutoglu.
FRANCE PASSES ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE" BILL
French Senate yesterday voted for a bill making it a crime to deny
the 1915 killings of Armenians as genocide, although Turkey vowed to
punish Paris with permanent sanction, in case it is passed into law.
While French Senators were discussing the bill, thousands of Turks
were protesting in front of the Senate building.
Making a speech on behalf of the government, French Minister of
Relations with Parliament Patrick Ollier said during yesterday's
session that the bill complied with French and EU laws.
On the contrary, speaking after Ollier at the Senate before the
voting, Constitution Commission head Jean Pierre Sueur requested the
rejection of the bill on the grounds that it violates Article 34 of
the French constitution. Sueur also reiterated that a research report
released by Parliament in 2008 indicates that parliaments should not
write history. He also referred to prominent French historian Pierre
Nora's statements, indicating that "the parliamentarians cannot write
history." But as a result of yesterday's seven-hour session, the bill
was adopted with 127 affirmative votes versus 86 negative votes.
After French President Nicolas Sarkozy approves the bill, it will be
released in the official gazette and will then enter into force.