Turkey Going to Adopt Bill Saying "France Committed Genocide in Algeria"

October 9, 2006 - 16:29 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - A rally with a slogan "Stop, France! Armenian Genocide is a lie" was held in Turkey. Although the rally in front of the French Consulate General in Istanbul was authorized, policemen did not let the protesters come up to the Consulate. Labor Party Chairman Dogu Perincek accused Prime Minister Erdogan of deploying Turkish policemen on "French barricades." "France lost 5 thousand soldiers when fighting against us. If the bill on Genocide is passed by the French parliament October 12 the selling of French products will be boycotted from October 13," he said. Yesterday Prime Minister Erdogan said that France's involvement in the Genocide issue will be harmful for it and extreme measures will be taken in case the bill is adopted. Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul during a phone conversation with his French counterpart stated that the adoption of the bill will badly damage the relations between the two states. Abdullah Gul said that French companies will be forbidden to participate in all international tenders scheduled in Turkey for the construction of a nuclear power plant and helicopters selling.



The justice committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly October 11 will discuss a bill condemning the killing of 250 thousand peaceful Muslims during a military operation conducted by France in 1960-ies as genocide. If the French parliament passes the bill on the Armenian Genocide, the Turkish parliament will officially approve the bill on genocide committed by France against Algerians. According to the bill, anyone who denies that the French committed genocide against the Algerians could be put in jail for 3 years.
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