French Journalists in Istanbul Condemned Armenian Genocide BillOctober 16, 2006 - 14:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Thirty-three French journalists, who came to Istanbul to see famous photographer Goksin Sipahioglu's exhibition, condemned France for the adoption of the Armenian Genocide bill. "France made a historical mistake. We hope it will take step back," said Le Monde and Le Figaro reporters. According to French Ambassador to Turkey Paul Poudade, it is too early to say that the bill will be adopted. "There is a long procedure ahead of it. I don't think that it will be adopted. It is an unnecessary law. The government is absolutely against the bill," he said, reported zaman.com.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |