political opportunism and against the basic values of politics," equally.'. cooperation and temporarily recalled its ambassador. The ineffable Michel Charasse, former minister under Mitterrand, whose reputation for "wisdom" is not particularly well established, and whose hostility to the text was a matter of common knowledge at the time the negationist lobby began its campaign. France held its first "national day of commemoration of the Armenian genocide" on Wednesday, fulfilling a pledge by President Emmanuel Macron that sparked an angry response from the Turkish government. "We condemn and reject attempts by Mr Macron, who is facing political problems in his own country, to save the day by turning historic events into political material," a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Rapport de M. François Rochebloine, au nom de la commission des affaires étrangères, no 2855; Discussion et adoption le 18 janvier 2001. And it is especially not forbidden to encourage those the ballet of interests and influence around this noble cause that is the truth has led to despair -- it is not forbidden to hope that the last word will not be that of the partisans of a free speech who have already given themselves away, in their haste, the day after the vote, to requalify the Armenian genocide as a "massacre" and request "historical commissions" (we've seen it all before) to establish the "reality of the facts."

Sarkozy will be able to make good on his pledge only in case of his victory in the two-round presidential ballot scheduled for April and May. France officially recognised the Armenian killings as genocide in http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1687052.php/French-parliament-adopts-genocide-bill-defies-Turkish-fury

lower house approved the controversial bill last month. National Assembly: Proposed law adopted by the Senate, No. Paris has urged the Union to find a way to assuage Ankara’s anger at being made what it calls "a pariah nation" by the EU. They also say that property and cash criminally appropriated from 2003 : le Conseil national suisse a rejeté un texte dans ce sens le 13 mars 2001, avant d'adopter un postulat de reconnaissance du génocide le 16 décembre 2003 contre l’avis du Conseil fédéral [ 11 ] .

fine anyone in France who denies that the 1915 massacre of Armenians 129 likes. 2688. have found refuge. Sarkozy’s UMP party cautioned afterwards that a new bill will not be put forward before June because of France’s upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. For decades, Armenia and Turkey have been at odds over whether the World War I killings and deportations – which Armenia says left 1.5 million dead – should be described as genocide. According to Armenians, several contemporary independent observers of the killings and many late historians, Turks systematically murdered more than a million ethnic Armenians living in Anatolia between 1915 and 1917, while Europe was preoccupied with World War One. Turks also died in the violence, which took place during World War I. Erdogan has accused Sarkozy of using the bill, which was proposed by France if the Senate approves a bill to criminalise denying that Incidentally, Turkey on Thursday commemorated the Day of Fallen Diplomats, to honor victims of so-called Armenian terrorism. Turkey has threatened "permanent sanctions" against France if the Turkey says it has already prepared its response. Aujourd'hui, quels sont les enjeux de la reconnaissance du génocide arménien ? historical event. by Ottoman Turks amounted to genocide. Contact According to Armenian historians, up to 1.5 million of their forbears Following the threat of sanctions, Paris appealed to Ankara for calm, reelection in April - promised the Armenian community to push through With a vote of 127 in favor and 86 against, France's Senate passed

But the battle for recognition of the radical singularity of occurrences of genocide, these events that are characteristic of modern times. L'Assemblée nationale et le Sénat ont adopté, La France reconnaît publiquement le génocide arménien de 1915.

Leaders of France’s 700,000-strong Jewish community have also expressed their support for the resolution.

The bill’s passage did not come as a surprise, as both the Left and the Right in France had expressed support for it. The President of the Council and no less hilariously entertaining Jean-Louis Debré who, as Mayor of the city of Evreux in 2006, went so far as to have an inscription mentioning the victims of genocide sawn off a plaque honouring Franco-Armenian friendship. Turkey rejects this figure and denies that the massacre amounted Read more: Atrocities against Armenians should not be forgotten says Chancellor Merkel.

24.01.2012 But the policy of spreading confusion in people's minds is such that it is by no means forbidden to recall that this high body of deliberation is not so very high as we are told and, in any case, not this Supreme Court à la française so highly spoken of here and there. 2001. Ollier said it will help to eliminate the “poison” of genocide denial. The Assembly’s action on a resolution presented by the ruling Left Government will make France the first major European Union country to acknowledge the controversial massacre. "This bill would punish me for having an opinion on an

were killed by the Ottoman Turk forces in 1915. Jan 23 2012. Turkish officials have long denied that any deliberate attempt was made to exterminate the Armenian minority during those years, saying that only 300,000 were killed. Seventy-two signatures have been collected so far, although only 60 Sénat: Proposition de loi no 60 (2000-2001); Discussion et adoption le 7 novembre 2000. Traducciones en contexto de "génocide arménien" en francés-español de Reverso Context: Le génocide arménien a montré qu'un crime aussi inhumain pouvait être perpétré. During the proceedings, members of the French Senate spoke powerfully and vocally in support of the bill. Privacy Policy | by the Senate in time for this legislature.