Zaman, Turkey
Oct 13 2006
`Government not to Back Boycott of French Goods’
By Cihan News Agency
Friday, October 13, 2006
zaman.com
Referring to the adoption of a bill penalizing the denial of the so
called Armenian genocide in France, Turkey’s Chief EU Negotiator Ali
Babacan said on Thursday that the government would not encourage a
boycott of French goods; adding that it was up to the Turkish public.
"As the government of Turkey, we are not encouraging something like
that. But the decision is up to the people", he remarked in Brussels
where he has been as part of his Europe tour.
"It will definitely cause some backlash in the Turkish society",
Babacan went on to say, adding that the controversial draft law was
not in line with the core values of the EU.