"Mind your own business, France
Suat Kiniklioglu International Herald Tribune
Published: October 19, 2006
ANKARA Turkey is in an uproar. Turks are reacting bitterly to the tactlessness of the French National Assembly in passing a bill that would criminalize "denial" of the Armenian "genocide."
Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy of France is right: The vote is seen as an unfriendly gesture by a vast majority of the Turkish people. We are dismayed by the ease with which French lawmakers seem willing to jeopardize relations between France and Turkey dating from the 16th century."
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