PRESIDENT GUL CONGRATULATES NEWLY ELECTED FRENCH PRESIDENT HOLLANDE
Anadolu Agency
May 7 2012
Turkey
Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Monday congratulated Francois
Hollande for having been elected France’s new President on Sunday.
In a written message sent to Hollande, President Gul wished that
Hollande’s election would contribute to the development of bilateral
relations.
We expect the Hollande administration to take into consideration
Turkey’s sensitivities, Gul said in his message.
Turkish-French relations were seriously hurt when the previous French
administration blocked Turkey from negotiating certain chapters in its
EU process and the French Parliament had adopted a law criminalizing
the rejection of Armenian allegations pertaining to the incidents
of 1915.
Hollande made a promise to the Armenian diaspora that he would bring
up the Armenian law at the Council of Europe if elected. The Council
of Europe previously rejected the Armenian law.
From: Baghdasarian