YEREVAN.- Turkey’s arguments against adoption of a Genocide bill by the French Senate are untenable, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian told journalists on Monday.
“The arguments presented by the Turkish side are weak, to put it mildly,” he said. According to him, the Turkish side states adoption of the bill can hamper normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations. However, the major obstacle is Turkey’s position.
Moreover, Turkey’s arguments on economic interests and interconnection between the bill and Ankara’s possible role in the region are hints at corruption, not only blackmail.
French parliament adopted on December 22 a bill criminalizing genocide denials, including the Armenian Genocide. The bill will be debated by French Senate on January 23.
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