  Le Monde: Genocide denial integral part of Turkish identity  February 26, 2012 - 16:27 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide is not a mere negation of “its dark pages”, but rather, a result of official Ankara's long-term policy, Le Monde French newspaper said. “With denial policy as an integral part of Turkish identity, official Ankara's violations of human rights continue into the present.” “One of the basics of Turkey's domestic policy, Genocide denial was further adopted as a stance for many Turkish-born Europeans, bringing a disregard for the rights of the descendants of Genocide survivors who fled to France to save themselves from massacres,” the newspaper said, commenting on French Senate's adoption of a bill penalizing Genocide denial. On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide. If signed into law, the bill will impose a 45,000 euro fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Topics Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
