Turkish Premier Recep Erdogan is to hold meetings April 7 with the President of the French Senate and with President of France Nicolas Sarkozy.

DEUTSCHE WELLE reports that the Armenian Cause is on the agenda of the first meeting. The Turkish Premier is going to demand that France should not adopt a law on criminal responsibility for denying the Armenian Genocide.

The Turkish Habergazete reported that the Armenian-Turkish reconciliation will be high on the agenda of the Turkish Premier’s meeting with the French President. Another issue on the agenda of Recep Erdogan’s visit to France is the struggle against the Kurdistan Workers' Party. The Turkish Premier is going to inquire about the reasons why the PKK activists arrested in France are not handed over to Turkey. The Turkish Premier will also discuss the processes of Turkey’s admission to the European Union (EU) and French-Turkish economic relations. Recep Erdogan will try to persuade official Paris to remove the obstacles to Turkey’s full members in the EU.

Thereafter the Turkish Premier is to hold a meeting with over 200 businessmen, as well as with representatives of the Turkish community in France.

On April 6, the Turkish Premier and President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher attended an opera performance on the closing of Days of Turkey in France.

Rather serious security measures wee taken in connection with the Turkish Premier’s visit to France.

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