MILLI MAJLIS ADDRESSES FRENCH PARLIAMENT ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BILL
Members of the Milli Majlis called their French colleagues for being more careful in an approach to controversial historical events. They expressed opinion that adoption of the bill would undermine such basic human rights as freedom of speech and freedom expression.
“Adoption of the bill at the time of growing necessity for deepening of inter-religious and inter-ethnic dialogue, will merely confirm the claims on existence of double standards,” the message says.
“The allegations on so-called Armenian “genocide” in the Ottoman Turkey in 1915 need to be investigated very thoroughly.”
The Azerbaijani MPs reminded their French counterparts that Turkey has recently invited Armenian scholars and politicians and any one who is interested to familiarize with historical documents covering the Ottoman Turkey in early 20th century.
“Unfortunately, the invitation to the healthy discussion was neglected by the Armenian side.”
They also reminded their colleagues that hundreds of thousands of innocent Turks and Azeris were killed by Armenian nationalists at the mentioned period.
“Should all this is taken into account, you will probably agree that one-sided approach to historical events can lead to disrespect to historical realities. The bill, which may be adopted under the pressure of separate political groups and ethnic lobbies can only cast shadow on reputation of France as the country of old democratic traditions.”
Apart form that, according to the message, the bill, if passed, will question objectivity of France as the Co-chair of the OSCE Minsk group dealing with peaceful resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
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