'French Constitutional Counci's decision is victory for Turkey and Azerbaijan'

The decision of the Constitutional Council of France is a significant victory for Turkish and Azerbaijani diplomacy, Deputy Chairman and Executive Secretary of the ruling party Yeni Azerbaijan (NAP) Ali Ahmedov said.

"Repeal of the law criminalizing denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" by the Constitutional Council of the France is a significant victory for the Turkish and Azerbaijani diplomacy" Ahmedov said.

Ahmedov noted that the French society has expressed its attitude to Nicolas Sarkozy, who announced candidacy in the upcoming presidential election.

Ahmedov said this event suggests that Sarkozy will be deprived of his strong support of voters as a candidate in the upcoming presidential elections.

"The Constitutional Council has saved the democratic traditions and values of France from serious impacts by adopting such a decision. France is known for its deep and rich democratic traditions, and Sarkozy and his supporters have actually cast a large shadow over the democratic image of France by adopting such an illogical law," Ahmedov said.

"It shows that not everybody in France favors Sarkozy and his supporters. Most of the population in France is made of people with a democratic mindset and they don't want any restrictions on freedom of expression in their country, which has democratic traditions," Ahmedov noted.

The Constitutional Court of France repealed a law criminalizing denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" on Tuesday. The Council justified it by the fact that the law contradicts Article 33 of the Constitution of France and the freedom of speech.


/Trend/