Erdogan Urges Sarkozy to Block Armenian Genocide Bill, Warns of ‘Serious Consequences’
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed Friday to French President Nicolas Sarkozy to block the approval of an Armenian genocide bill and warned of "serious consequences" if it passes.
"This bill directly targets the Turkish Republic, the Turkish nation and the Turkish community living in France and it is hostile," Erdogan said in a letter sent to Sarkozy, according to the Anatolia news agency.
Next week, France's National Assembly is expected to pass a law banning the denial of the 1915 to 1916 massacre, which Armenians regard as a deliberate genocide while Turks argue the deaths were a side-effect of war.
France, which has a large population of Armenian descent, has recognized the event as genocide since 2001, but the bill proposed by a member of Sarkozy's majority party has strained ties with Ankara.
Modern day Armenia, now independent, and around 20 countries regard the killings as genocide.
16 December 2011, 12:49
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Turks today are not responsible for what their ancestors did but at least they should acknowledge that the ottoman empire committed a lot of athrocities including the Armenian genocide.
Denying the genocide amounts to accepting the ottoman empire's behavior as fair and just!
No nation is responsible for its history but should at least recognize its past aberrant acts to ensure not repeating them.
16 December 2011, 14:05
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The bottom line is this Erdogan. The French are tired of the Muslims in France and probably might not care what Turkey thinks. Time will tell.
Let us assume it was not a genocide Mr. Erdogan. If that is the case are you willing to return the Armenians back to Turkey and return their property back to them?
The other flip side of this is, what is the big deal if you admit that your ancestors were heartless criminals.
16 December 2011, 14:25
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definitely the turks should aknowledge the armenian genocide which is equal to etnic cleansing...
and the isrely/sionists Should acknowledge and compensate the etnic cleansing of palestinians from historic palestine..
JUSTICE IS INDIVISIBLE
16 December 2011, 18:58
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This guy needs to be taken down a peg or two. Maybe the US can hit Turkey on its way into Iran.
16 December 2011, 19:01
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Mr. Ordegan last month admitted that the previous Turkish goverment massacred minorities in DERSIM .
You claim Syria's govermant is commiting a massacre by killing its people isn't it about time that you admit that previous Turkish govermant commited a genocide.
If you think that you are a true statesman as you claim you are, admit the
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
