"'Genocide' debate angers Turkey
By Sarah Rainsford
BBC News, Istanbul
Turkish protesters outside the French consulate in Istanbul
Turkey says history should be left to the historians
A controversial vote in the French parliament has been called off, averting a diplomatic crisis with Turkey, at least temporarily.
The French National Assembly was due to vote on a bill put forward by the opposition Socialists that would make it illegal to deny what France already recognises as the Armenian genocide of 1915.
The bill recommends up to five years in jail for offenders and fines of up to 45,000 euros (£30,600)."
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