ANKARA WARNS: "FRANCE WILL LOSE TURKEY" UPON ADOPTION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE LAW
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.10.2006 12:29 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey warned France that relations between the two
countries will be heavily damaged if the French Parliament adopts
a law on penalty for denial of the Armenian Genocide. Turkish MFA
Spokesperson Namik Tan stated that the adoption of the law on the
Armenian Genocide "will imperil the outcome of the work for many
years – the investments, and if this wording is appropriate, France
will lose Turkey."
"The Armenian issue has poisoned bilateral relations in the past,
however the law will inflict an irreversible damage upon our
relations," Tan states, RFE/RL reports.
October 12 the French Parliament will discuss a bill, providing for
criminal penalty for denial of the Armenian Genocide in the form of
a fine of $57 thousand or imprisonment up to 5 years.