  Turkish ambassador plans to freeze debate of Genocide bill  January 11, 2012 - 09:41 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish ambassador to France Tahsin Burcuoğlu returned to Paris to establish contacts before debate of the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial at the French Senate, TRT Russian reports. “We aim to ensure freezing of the meaningless and highly dangerous bill in shortest terms,” Burcuoğlu said, adding that Senate is due to debate the draft law on January 23. The ambassador noted that consideration of the bill should first be prevented before Jan. 22. “It implies opening a new front with Turkey. It would be unrealistic to expect such attempts from French authorities. However, if that happens, Turkey will resort to appropriate measures,” the diplomat stated, dwelling on French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s attempts to promote the draft law in EU member states.   Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive”  At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation.IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. |
