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HOLLANDE SAYS WILL PUSH FOR NEW 'ARMENIAN GENOCIDE' DENIAL BILL
Today's Zaman, Turkey
May 12 2014
French President Francois Hollande said in Armenian capital Yerevan
on Monday that he will push for a new law that make it a crime to
deny the 1915 killings of Armenians was a genocide despite strong
opposition from Turkey two years ago.
The French Assembly adopted the controversial denial bill in 2012 that
damaged Turkish-French ties. Ankara briefly recalled its ambassador
to Paris and suspended military, economic and political ties when the
bill was passed. French Constitutional Council, however, later canceled
the bill, arguing that it was in violation of the French Constitution.
In Yerevan, Hollande called on Turkey to recognize the 'Armenian
genocide' and said the "recognition of genocide will unite, not
divide."
Hollande said he will bring up the 'genocide denial' bill to the
agenda, claiming that the denial is not an action, but an insult
against "victims and reality." He said there are efforts across the
world to recognize the mass killings as genocide and said there cannot
be an open door to the denial.
Recalling Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement of
condolences for Armenians, Hollande said messages with good intention
are positively received, reiterating that he will be in Yerevan to
mark the 100th anniversary of the 1915 events.
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-347626-hollande-says-will-push-for-new-armenian-genocide-denial-bill.html
Today's Zaman, Turkey
May 12 2014
French President Francois Hollande said in Armenian capital Yerevan
on Monday that he will push for a new law that make it a crime to
deny the 1915 killings of Armenians was a genocide despite strong
opposition from Turkey two years ago.
The French Assembly adopted the controversial denial bill in 2012 that
damaged Turkish-French ties. Ankara briefly recalled its ambassador
to Paris and suspended military, economic and political ties when the
bill was passed. French Constitutional Council, however, later canceled
the bill, arguing that it was in violation of the French Constitution.
In Yerevan, Hollande called on Turkey to recognize the 'Armenian
genocide' and said the "recognition of genocide will unite, not
divide."
Hollande said he will bring up the 'genocide denial' bill to the
agenda, claiming that the denial is not an action, but an insult
against "victims and reality." He said there are efforts across the
world to recognize the mass killings as genocide and said there cannot
be an open door to the denial.
Recalling Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement of
condolences for Armenians, Hollande said messages with good intention
are positively received, reiterating that he will be in Yerevan to
mark the 100th anniversary of the 1915 events.
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-347626-hollande-says-will-push-for-new-armenian-genocide-denial-bill.html