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11 October 2004 - 17:04 AMT

TODAY FIRST TRIAL AGAINST TURKISH CONSULATE GENERAL IN PARIS FOR DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WILL BE HELD IN FRANCE

Today the first trial against the Turkish Consulate General on the suit of the Armenian National Committee (ANC) will be held in France. As reported by Zaman Turkish newspaper, for the first time the Turkish diplomat will be brought up due to “the so-called Genocide ideas.” It should be noted that in its suit in June this year the ANC demanded to call to account the Turkish Consulate General in France for publishing materials on its web site, denying the Armenian Genocide, and to close the site. Official Ankara hopes for the French court not to allow the suit, taking into account the diplomatic immunity. Otherwise, the court decision may tell on the Turkish-French relations very negatively.