"‘GENOCIDE’ LOOMS OVER TURKEY-FRANCE TRADE
French companies are pressuring lawmakers to vote against a bill they fear will cause major commercial losses from future embargoes imposed by Turkey.
The bill, if passed, will criminalize denial of the Armenian genocide. It will carry a five year jail term and fine of $57,000.
Turkey denies killing 1.5 million Armenians between 1915-1917 during the Ottoman Empire.
Instead, Turkish officials blame inter-ethnic strife and hardships following World War One."
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