FRENCH REACTION TO SO-CALLED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL

Turkish Press
Oct 8 2006

BURSA – Turkish-French Trade Association Chairman Yves-Marie Laouenan
said on Thursday that they have built a website to initiate a signature
campaign against the bill on so-called Armenian genocide.

Answering the questions of the press after his meeting with
deputy-chairman of the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BSTO)
Ali Hazir, Laouenan said they believed that Turkey could not promote
itself enough and they aimed at taking steps on the accurate promotion
of Turkey.

Stressing that as a chamber having approximately 450 members they
can`t understand the recent developments in France and it was
disturbing them.

"If the bill becomes a law on September 12th, we will come to the
conclusion that law replaced the historians. These developments
are taking place at the same time when Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan
offers a hand to Armenia. The timing is really disturbing" underscored
Laouenan.

The website for the signature campaign will be activated tomorrow.