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| Turkey ends French military ties | |
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| The commander of the Turkish army says his country has suspended all military ties with France. | The commander of the Turkish army says his country has suspended all military ties with France. |
| General Ilker Basbug said this was in protest at a bill passed by the French National Assembly to make it a crime to deny the Armenian "genocide". | |
| Armenia says Ottoman Turks killed 1.5 million people systematically in 1915 - a claim strongly denied by Turkey. | Armenia says Ottoman Turks killed 1.5 million people systematically in 1915 - a claim strongly denied by Turkey. |
| Both France and Turkey are members of the Nato military alliance, and Turkey is a market for French-made weapons. | Both France and Turkey are members of the Nato military alliance, and Turkey is a market for French-made weapons. |
| The dispute comes in the midst of worsening relations between Turkey and the European Union - of which France is also a key member. | The dispute comes in the midst of worsening relations between Turkey and the European Union - of which France is also a key member. |
| Some European leaders say Turkey is not making sufficient progress in membership talks to join the Union. | Some European leaders say Turkey is not making sufficient progress in membership talks to join the Union. |
| The new French bill, tabled by the opposition but opposed by the French government, needs approval from the Senate and president before it becomes law. | The new French bill, tabled by the opposition but opposed by the French government, needs approval from the Senate and president before it becomes law. |