Turkish FM cancels travel to Brussels to follow Genocide debate

Turkish FM cancels travel to Brussels to follow Genocide debate
January 23, 2012 - 16:10 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu canceled the visit to Brussels scheduled for Monday, January 23 to follow the voting on the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial at the French Senate.

During the visit to Brussels, Turkish FM was to participate in EU ministerial meeting focusing on the situation in Syria and imposition of new sanctions on Iran.

Today, January 23, the French Senate is debating the draft law on the Armenian Genocide denial.

On January 18, Constitutional Commission of the French Senate passed a decision against debating of the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial, accepting Senators’ solicitation that oppose the aforesaid legislation.

The proposal on rejection of the bill was adopted with 23 votes for, 9 against and 8 abstentions, according to the official website of the French Senate.

The decision stipulates debate of the draft law by the Senate, considering the proposal of the Commission prior to the overall voting.

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