Turkey’s Chief EU negotiator dubs Sarkozy a “Pinocchio”![]() December 24, 2011 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator called French President Nicolas Sarkozy a “Pinocchio”. “In the fairy tale, Pinocchio’s nose would grow when he told lies. I know someone in France whose heels will be growing higher in the same manner,” Egemen Bagis said, following French National Assembly’s adoption of a bill penalizing Armenian Genocide denial. On December 22, French National Assembly passed the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial. The draft law envisages a year in jail and a fine of 45,000 euros for those who publicly deny the Armenian Genocide in France. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |