SARKOZY RECEIVES THREE RESPONSES ALMOST LIKE A LESSON
Sabah, Turkey
Oct 10 2006
Prime Minister Erdoðan responded harshly to the French minister
Sarkozy who stipulated three conditions to avoid a vote on the Armenian
Genocide bill: However, France should deal with their own issues first.
French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday set three conditions
for Turkey to avoid a vote by French deputies on a bill making it
a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide at the hands of Ottoman
Turks.
1. Historians should not be involved in the commission. The commission
should be a bilateral commission with equal representation. Answer:
Turkey is open and transparent on this issue.
2. Article 301 of the TCK (Turkish criminal code) should be
abolished. Answer: Article 301 has nothing to do with this issue.
France does not have the right to command Turkey to abolish this
penal law. They should deal with their own issues.
3. The Armenian border should be reopened. Answer: Negotiations
regarding reopening the border are ongoing.
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