October 10, 2006 - 19:34 AMT
Armenian Genocide: Turkey Threatens France with Deportation of 70 Thousand Armenians
"Turkey should deport 70 000 Armenian migrants if the bill on punishment for denying the Armenian Genocide is adopted by France Parliament," Yashar Yakish, Turkey former Foreign Minister and chairman of the Parliament's Adaptation Commission to the EU said, reported APA. Having told about the strong Armenian lobby, numbering 400 thousand, he said 70 000 Armenians work illegally in Turkey. "They will have problems when Turkey government sends them back to Armenia. Armenia should realize its responsibility. It can be said that Armenia is taking the punishment for France," the former Turkish FM said.