BAKU: Discussion Of ‘Armenian Genocide’ An Insult To French Democrac

DISCUSSION OF ‘ARMENIAN GENOCIDE’ AN INSULT TO FRENCH DEMOCRACY

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Dec 20 2011
Azerbaijan

Discussion of the bill criminalising the denial of the farfetched
‘Armenian genocide’ now being debated in the French Parliament, is
an insult to French democracy, first deputy chairman of Milli Mejlis
(Parliament) of Azerbaijan Ziyafet Askerov told reporters on Tuesday.

Mr Askerov noted that everyone has their own opinion, but discussion
of this issue in the French parliament is absurd.

“This step does not promise anything good in terms of relations
between Turkey and France because it can be considered as pressure on
Ankara. The misfortune of the Armenians is that they are used to such
matters. However they themselves cannot escape from this situation,
because they are such nation. This pressure on Turkey doesn’t fit
into any international standards,” Mr Askerov said.

Member of the French presidential party, Union for a Popular Movement
(UMP) which has the parliamentary majority, did, early in December,
present a bill aimed to introduce criminal punishment for denial of
the so-called ‘Armenian genocide’ to the legislative committee of
the National Assembly.

The bill was signed by 40 members of the UMP party and the New Centre
party, which provides up to one year’s imprisonment and a fine of
45,000 euros for those who deny the so-called ‘Armenian genocide’.

The Armenians and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of
Turkey – Ottoman Empire has carried out ‘genocide’ against Armenians
living in Anatolia in 1915 and achieved recognition for these events as
‘genocide’ in the parliaments of several countries.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress