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Published on January 25, 2012
TURKEY PUTS UP WITH HUMILIATION - MILLIYET
- Commenting on the Armenian Genocide denial bill adopted by the French Senate, the Turkey-based Milliyet news website calls it a victory gained by both France and Armenia. According to the website, Turkey has not as much international influence as Armenia has. After the French National Assembly approved the Armenian Genocide denial bill, Turkey had sufficient time to take preventive measures, but failed. Soon after statements on boycotting French goods were made, Umit Boyner, President of the Turkish Industry & Association, and Zafer Caglayan, then Minister of Industry and Commerce, stated that boycotts would not produce any results thereby calming France down, the website notes. According to the source, Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu's statements, as well as Turkish Premier Recep Erdogan's threats failed to dissuade France. "Stripped of its intincts and dignity, our nation did not dare resort to risk…When a similar law was adopted in Switzerland five years ago, we threatened them a little and then gave up. Not content with that, we invited Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey, who had twisted us round her little finger, to an ambassadorial meeting and received her as a guest of honor," the source writes Over recent year, when foreign states adopted decisions on the Armenian Genocide, Turtkey has only addressed critical messages to them. This is the reason why no country avoids "scoring a genocide goal against Turkey." They know that, after threatening a little, Turkey will put up with this humiliation. "The French Senate decision is a victory gained by both France and Armenia because it is not only due to the Armenian voters in France, but also due to Armenia itself , that Sarkozy took this course. It is a sad fact that we do not have as much international influence as Armenia with its the 4-million-strong population," the source cocnludes.
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