Turkey discontinue Armenian genocide sanctions on France
Turkey announced it will discontinue sanctions on France over bill criminalizing denial of the events of 1915 as genocide after former French President Sarkozy’s attempted to pass it.
Istanbul / NationalTurk – Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and new French President Francois Hollande agreed to turn new page after Sarkozy-era deterioration in relations, especially after Turkey had applied a series of sanctions on France following the French Senate’s approval last December of a bill criminalizing the denial of so-called Armenian genocide claims for the events of 1915.
France’s Constitutional Court- France’s top constitutional court – then overturned the Armenian Genocide bill, preventing it from becoming law and Sarkozy faced defeat in the French presidential elections earlier this year. Sarkozy was replaced by Francois Hollande, despite trying hard to gain the Armenian vote in France. Turkish-French relations deteriorated under Hollande’s predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy(an) was in power, who angered Turkey when he tried his luck at the upcoming elections with a bill to criminalise denial of the events of 1915.
Turkey to drop sanctions on France over Armenia
The move to lift the sanctions on France was based on Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s orders, Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoğlu declared during an interview on Turkish Tv.
Turkey praised the positive attitude adopted by the new French president Hollande toward relations with Ankara administration, stating that sanctions imposed on France would no longer be applied.
Newly elected French President Francois Hollande promised to open a “new page” in Turkey-France relations, which hit a low over French objections to Turkey’s bid to join the EU and controversial legislation alteration in France seeking to criminalize denying the Armenian genocide on French soil.
Erdogan Holland Meeting in Brazil opens a new page in Turkey France Relations
On Wednesday, Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan met with his French counterpart Hollande on the sidelines of a UN meeting in Brazil, when the two leaders agreed to turn a “new page” in Turkish French relations.
‘ We can see that Mr. President François Hollande has the will to work through issues,’ FM Davutoğlu expressed, defining the future of Hollande’s presidency in France as a new page in bilateral relations between Turkey and France.
Turkey France Relations to be restored after Erdogan Hollande meeting
Turkey had recalled its ambassador to Paris and put an end to all bilateral and international cooperation on political basis with France, including projects running under the European Union. Military contracts were also canceled and ports were closed to French Navy ships.
Tayyip Erdogan also invited Francois Hollande to make the first official visit to Turkey by a French president for 20 years, and received a positive response from him.
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Holland made a positive gesture to Turkey indicating that he rejects Sarkozy’s stands, that he will turn a new page with Turkey, and Turkey responded favorably. Israel could do the same: apologize and get back into the fold. It is the right thing to do for Israel as killing civilians was wrong two years and and it is wrong today. There is nothing to gain by insisting on the wrong. Using the bogus Armenian genocide as a stick will only increase the frustration Turkey feels with Israel’s hit-n-run policies disrespectful of the sanctitiy of human life. Where is the voice of reason in Israel nowadays? Is it wise to leave the future of Israel at the hands of radicals like Lieberman?
arMenians gave all their votes to Sarkozy and Sarkozy lost, and now arMenians have no lavarage in France , their congress memeber also loosing the ellection(the one put the bill on the sanate floor, is gone) arMenaism is lost its footing in French politic