  Turkey plans to minimize diplomatic relations with France January 24, 2012 - 09:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following the French Senate’s adoption of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial, Turkey mulls possible sanctions against France including minimization of diplomatic links. Top Turkish politicians warned France that the government is determined to impose permanent sanctions against Paris while Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said he will never visit France in case the Senate passes the bill. According to Milliyet daily, Turkey considers recall of its military attaché in Paris, deprivation of accreditation of French military attaché in Ankara and minimization of diplomatic links with France, forbidding participation of French companies in tenders organized by Turkey, blocking Turkish air and marine space for French traffic. The bill passed the French Senate with 127 votes for and 86 against. It will impose a 45,000 euro fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who publicly denies the Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
