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  • ANKARA: Panic In The Armenian Diaspora Over Turkish Pressure On Fran

    PANIC IN THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA OVER TURKISH PRESSURE ON FRANCE

    Hurriyet, Turkey
    May 17 2006

    Sources are reporting that the Armenian diaspora in France is reacting
    negatively to the general reaction from both business and civilian
    organizations in Turkey in the run-up to the debates tomorrow in
    the French Parliament on a bill which, if approved, would mandate
    prison sentences for those denying Armenian claims against Turkey of
    a genocide. Fearful that the law may not pass tomorrow, organized
    members of the Armenian diaspora in France put a full page ad in
    yesterday's French newspaper "Liberation" in support of passage of
    the bill. The ad noted that "denial is a crime" and that "a law is
    necessary" to deal with the denial.

    One web site run by Armenians in France, "Nouvelle d'Armenie,"
    reflected the general feeling in the community yesterday, with an
    article entitled "Turkey's unacceptable blackmail." Portions of the
    article read "For days, Turkey has been putting pressure on France
    to prevent the passage of the denial bill. Prime Minister Erdogan is
    himself threatening French firms with boycotts. There is an aggressive
    e-mail campaign aimed at the French Parliament members.

    Despite this propoganda, the French Armenian Organization Coordination
    Council believes that the interference by a third country in France's
    business will not be accepted, as French laws concern only French
    citizens."

    Meanwhile, Turks living in Paris have organized a group in connection
    with the controversial "genocide denial" bill, and have sent more
    than 12 thousand e-mails and letters to French MPs and top level
    authorities over the past weeks. Tomorrow, during the talks in the
    French Parliament on whether or not to pass the bill, the Turkish
    group, calling themselves "Soz Hurriyeti Kolektifi," will protest in
    Paris' La Place d'Invalides." Armenians have also reportedly received
    permission from the police to protest at a different spot.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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