"French bill on Armenian deaths worries Turkey
By Martin Arnold in Paris and Vincent Boland in Ankara
Published: May 18 2006 03:00 | Last updated: May 18 2006 03:00
France's relations with Turkey will come under strain today if the parliament in Paris approves a bill that would make it a crime to deny the killing of Armenians by Ottoman troops in 1915 was genocide.
Turkish academics have warned that if the opposition proposal becomes law, it would be 'disastrous' for the democratic movement in Turkey. It could also cause economic disruption, with business leaders warning that French products could be boycotted in Turkey."
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