TURKISH PM SAYS FRENCH PARLIAMENT WON’T PLACE VIRUS BETWEEN US
NTV MSNBC, Turkey
May 11 2006
The Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he would hold talks
with French officials during his visit to Austria.
Guncelleme: 15:40 TSÝ 11 Mayýs 2006 PerþembeANKARA – Turkey’s ties
with France have a long history and will not be permanently damaged
by a proposal before the French parliament to make it a criminal act
to deny the so-called Armenian genocide.
Speaking at a press conference in Ankara’s Esenboga Airport before
flying to Austria to attend a summit of European Union and Latin
American leaders, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he did not
believe the French parliament would vote in favour of the proposal,
which he described as a ‘virus’.
Responding to a question from journalists as to whether there would
be bans on French products stemming from the proposed legislation,
Erdogan said that it was possible the draft laws outlawing the denial
of the Armenian genocide might be rejected.
Erdogan said he had not held talks with French officials over the issue
but added that in meetings he had had with high level French investors
in Turkey the common view was that the legislation was a major mistake.
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