  Turkey again back to its old ways, stating that “historians should deal with history” April 7, 2011 - 13:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish State Minister and chief EU negotiator Egemen Bagis urged during a meeting with French Senators to refrain from adopting the bill on criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial. “The bill adoption by the Senate is fraught with sharp worsening of the French-Turkish relations. Lawmakers should not deal with the work of historian and assess the past, they should deal with building future,” said Bagis. According to him, it would have been better if French lawmakers paid greater attention to the Karabakh conflict settlement. “I was told during a meeting with President Sarkozy’s advisor that the French leader is against the bill ratification by the Senate,” Cumhuriyet quoted Bagis as saying. On May 4, the Socialist Party of France will put the bill on criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial on Senate agenda. The bill envisages up to five years of imprisonment or fine at the amount of 45,000 euros for the Armenian Genocide denial.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims  Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).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 skills |
