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    TURKISH PARLIAMENT ISSUES DECLARATION CONDEMNING FRENCH DECISION

    Anatolia news agency, Ankara
    16 Oct 2006

    Ankara, 17 October: Turkish parliament condemned the decision of the
    French parliament which adopted a resolution criminalizing denial of
    so-called Armenian genocide allegations.

    A declaration, prepared by the deputy group chairmen of ruling Justice
    and Development Party (AKP), main opposition Republican People's Party
    (CHP), Motherland Party, was also signed by True Path Party (DYP)
    leader Mehmet Agar and Young Party MP Emin Sirin. It was adopted in
    the session.

    Recalling that the resolution was adopted with votes of only one-fifth
    of the French MPs and many MPs abstained, the resolution said that
    all these show that the MPs were affected by the internal policy
    discussions and the Armenian minority.

    The resolution pointed out that France caused killing of more than
    one million innocent people in Algeria, Indochina, Madagascar and some
    other African countries, noting that everybody should talk carefully
    about historical incidents that occurred in other countries.

    "There is nothing in Turkey's history which makes Turkish nation
    ashamed," the declaration emphasized.

    According to the declaration, many historians, including French
    historians, have proved that the incidents that occurred during
    the World War I cannot be defined as "genocide" under international
    conventions. It said that there are many documents in Turkish archives
    regarding this matter, and they are open to all researchers.

    It will cost too much

    The declaration recalled that the Turkish parliament suggested Armenia
    to set up a joint commission of historians who would investigate the
    historical incidents, and regretted that the Armenian government did
    not respond in affirmative.

    "With this resolution, the French parliament not only harms our
    relations (Turkish-French relations) but also hampers efforts to
    normalize our relations with Armenia. It is obvious that adoption
    of this resolution will cause irreparable wounds in our political,
    economic and military relations. These hostile policies carried out
    by Armenia against Turkish nation, by lobbying in France and other
    countries, will cost too much for them. Our parliament wants to believe
    that the French parliament will act in common sense from now on. The
    measures Turkish government will take during this process will show
    how France's interests can be harmed if the resolution is legalized,"
    it added.
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