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    FRANCE TO CONSIDER PENALTIES FOR DENYING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    Deutsche Presse-Agentur
    May 18, 2006 Thursday 10:16 AM EST

    The French parliament was Thursday set to debate a bill which would
    threaten a year in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros for anyone who
    "denies the existence of the genocide of Armenians in 1915."

    The bill put forward by the Socialists would complement a law passed
    in 2001 which recognized the Turkish actions against Armenians in
    1915 as genocide.

    The bill could lead to new tension in the already problematical
    relationship between Turkey and France.

    Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened France with
    economic sanctions if the law is passed.

    According to circles close to French President Jacques Chirac, he has
    appealed to the representatives to show responsibility: "The question
    of the genocide of the Armenians is a delicate question and requires
    balanced consideration and a sense of responsibility."

    Most Western historians term the Armenian killings genocide and say
    that between 1 million and 1.5 million Armenians were killed or died
    during the massacres.
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