THREE PROVISIONS FROM TURKEY-SCEPTIC SARKOZY
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
Oct 9 2006
PARIS and ANKARA – French Minister of Internal Affairs Sarkozy has
set up three pre-conditions after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan demanded support on so-called ‘Armenian genocide’ draft bill.
Sarkozy sets up three conditions
French Minister of Internal Affiars Sarkozy has set up three conditions
for Prime Minister Erdoðan in return for retreat his support from
the Armenian genocide denial bill:
* No historian-condition should be imposed in the commission which
will investigate the Armenian claims
* Turkey will remove clause 301 which limits freedom of thought
* Turkey will open the borders to Armenia
French sources claimed that Prime Minister Erdoðan has responded
Sarkozy’s conditions by saying: "I will think about this."
Meanwhile France’s "Armenian genocide bill" has caused ailment in
Algeria. Algerians have blamed France for being hypocritical since
France had refused to recognize massacres in Algeria as "genocide".
Turkey called Armenia to set up a joint commission to discuss the
historical disputes. However the Yerevan Government strongly rejected
Turkey’s offer. Armenians say "there is nothing to be discussed.
Turkey-Armenia territorial borders have been closed since the Armenian
forces occupied neigbouring Azerbaijan’s territories. 20 percent of
Azerbaijan is still under the Armenian occupation yet France put no
pressure on Armenia for the occupation. Azerbaijan and Turkey blame
France of being in Christian solidarity with Armenia.
Turkey and Azerbaijan are both Turkish and Muslim countries.
Turkey-Armenian air borders are open for air traffic. More than 70,000
Armenia citizens live and work in Turkey.
Armenia does not recognise Turkey’s national borders and accuse
Turkey of not recognising its genocide claims. Turkey says the 1915
events was communal clashes and more than 520,000 Muslim Ottomans
were massacred by the armed Armenian forces.
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