YEREVAN. - The threats made by Turkey after the adoption of the bill on criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide had the opposite effects, expert Andranik Ispiryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am and added that Turkey did not realize any of the threats it had announced moreover they damage Turkey’s interests.

“Turkish PM Recep Tayyip ERdogan’s statement about the ‘Algerian genocide’ received a harsh reply from the Algerian PM Ahmet Oyahyan, which was a blow for Turkey,” the expert said quoting Algerian PM who had warned Turkey not to make the blood shed by Algerians subject to political speculations.

According to Andranik Ispiryan, this also was hard for the Turkish media. There have even been statements that the Algerian PM’s answer has put Turkey in a difficult condition. Several Turkish reporters even criticized Erdogan pointing out that there was no need to talk of the Algerian Genocide while Algeria and France are in good relations.

According to the expert, Turkey’s threats did not frighten France, moreover they added to France’s steps against Turkey. Ispiryan pointed out that besides adopting the bill in France Sarkozy is trying to achieve the criminalization of the denial of the Armenian Genocide to be included in the framework of the ‘Struggle against racism program’ adopted by the EU in 2007. This means that Sarkozy’s aim is that the bill to be adopted in all EU countries.

“This proves that Turkish threats do not mean anything in international relations anymore,” Ispiryan mentioned.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, during the press conference on January 7 directing his word to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Algerian PM Ahmet Oyahyan stated:

“Each side is free to choose the way of defending their interests but no one is allowed to speculate with the blood shed by Algerians. We advise our Turkish colleagues not trade with our blood.”