Tuesday, May 09, 2006

JTW News - Turkish Parliament Delegation to Travel to France over Armenian Bill

"Turkish Parliament Delegation to Travel to France over Armenian Bill
ANKARA - Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said on Sunday that a Turkish delegation of four parliamentarians is planning to travel to France today. Speaking to reporters, Arinc, currently paying an official visit to Sweden, stated that France's Parliament is set to debate a bill concerning the so-called Armenian 'genocide' on May 18, adding that the Turkish parliamentarians will hold a series of talks with their France counterparts to convince them not to pass the bill.

Regarding the issue, Arinc also sent a message to France Parliament Speaker Jean-Louis Debre last month."

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