'France's law on 'Armenian genocide' has no sense'

The law on criminalizing the denial of the "Armenian genocide" has no significance for Turkey, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted by TRT Haber TV channel as saying today.

"Yesterday we watched a registered voting," he said. "The law does not have any sense."
Erdogan said that the law contradicts all the principles of European democracy and freedom of speech.

Prime Minister also stressed that at this stage Turkey takes a waiting position and closely observes the events.

"Turkey will continue to impose new sanctions against France," Erdogan said.
The French Senate - Upper House of parliament adopted the bill. Some 127 senators voted in favour, while 86 were against on Jan.23.

The Lower House of the French Parliament adopted a bill criminalising the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" on Dec.22. Some 45 out of 577 French MPs voted with 38 voting for and seven against the adoption of the bill.


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