Turkey slams France over Genocide bill

ARMRADIO.AM
10.12.2011 16:13

Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on the bill criminalizing
the denial of the Armenian Genocide, which was recently put on the
agenda of the French National Assembly.

The statement notes that the bill, concerning the events in 1915, is
included in France’s agenda during the pre-election season.’

`The French authorities know about our country’s sensitivity toward
this serious issue. At a time when the Turkey-France cooperation
opportunities could enter a development phase, such initiatives would
reflect negatively on the course. And the initiating side of all this
would bear the responsibility for the consequences. We expect from
France to assist so that the disagreement between Turkey and Armenia,
in connection with history, be settled through dialogue,’ Turkish
MFA’s statement reads.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress