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It refuses to recognise Cyprus, that is a member state of the European Union. It refuses to recognise the reality of the Armenian genocide. Turkey is not respectable and cannot join the European Union,\" said Franck Mourad Papazian, co-president of the Coordination Council of Armenian organisations of France (CCAF).\u003cbr/\u003eMost demonstrators held umbrellas to protect themselves from rain, while some carried posters reading \"No to Turkey in Europe if it's in denial (of the Armenian massacre of 1915)\" and \"Denial is a crime. To punish it, a law is needed.\"\u003cbr/\u003ePapazian also added that the French president should \"bring the voice of justice to Turkey\" during his state visit.\u003cbr/\u003e\"He should also remind (Turkey) that at some point, one year before the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, it (Turkey) should recognise the genocide,\"  Papazian emphasized.\u003cbr/\u003eHollande's visit to Turkey on Monday is the first by a French president since 1992.\u003cbr/\u003eFrance formally recognised the Armenian killings as genocide in 2001, but had provided no penalty for anyone refuting that.\u003cbr/\u003eIn 2007 Switzerland tried to criminalise the refusal to apply the term \"genocide\" to the massacres of Armenians, but the European Court of Justice ruled it is not a crime as opposed to denying the Jewish Holocaust in World War II.\u003cbr/\u003eThen France's parliament passed a law in December 2011 making it a crime to deny that the killings constituted genocide, a law that was strongly opposed by Turkey.\u003cbr/\u003eBut two months later, in February 2012, France's Constitutional Council ruled that the law violates the country's constitution.\u003cbr/\u003eAn estimated 500,000 Armenians live in France, and many have pressed to raise the legal statute regarding the massacres to the same level as the Holocaust by punishing the denial of genocide.\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of demonstrators protesting in the rain against Turkey joining European Union ahead of President Francois Hollande's Turkey visit, Eiffel Tower in background \u003cbr/\u003e2. Mid pan of demonstrators all holding umbrellas because of rain\u003cbr/\u003e3. Rear shot of speaker, demonstrators listening in background\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of demonstration and large poster reading (French): \"No to Turkey in Europe if it's in denial (of the Armenian massacres of 1915)\"\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (French)  Franck Mourad Papazian, co-president of the Coordination Council of Armenian organisations of France (CCAF):\u003cbr/\u003e\"We are here a day before the visit of the president of the French republic to Turkey, to condemn Turkey. Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union, it is very far from meeting the Copenhagen criteria (EU accession criteria). Turkey imprisons prisoners of conscience, students, trade unionists. It refuses to recognise Cyprus, that is a member state of the European Union. It refuses to recognise the reality of the Armenian genocide. Turkey is not respectable and cannot join the European Union. That's the message we want to send today.\" \u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of umbrellas held by demonstrators, banner in background\u003cbr/\u003e7. Close of banner reading (French): \"Denial is a crime. To punish it, a law is needed\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Mid of woman with placard reading (French): \"70 writers in prison in Turkey\"\u003cbr/\u003e9. Mid of placards held by demonstrators reading (French): \"70 writers in prison in Turkey\" and \"34 lawyers in prison in Turkey\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Mid of placard held by man reading (French): \"71 trade unionists in prison in Turkey\"\u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid of umbrellas, Eiffel Tower and large poster in background \u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE (French)  Franck Mourad Papazian, co-president of the Coordination Council of Armenian organisations of France:\u003cbr/\u003e\"We ask President Francois Hollande to bring the voice of justice to Turkey. It's fine to have relationships between the two states, but he should remind Turkey the basic criteria to become a member of the European Union. He should also remind (Turkey) that at some point, one year before the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, it (Turkey) should recognise the genocide.\" \u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid of demonstrators under umbrellas, posters in background \u003cbr/\u003e14. Tilt down of large poster reading (French): \"No to Turkey in Europe if it's in denial\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Mid of man holding placard of person killed in 1915 massacre\u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid of little boy holding poster reading (French): \"No to Turkey in Europe if it's in denial\"\u003cbr/\u003e17 . Various of demonstrators\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (French) Franck Mourad Papazian, co-president of the Coordination Council of Armenian organisations of France:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Dear Kurdish, Greek, Cypriot, Assyrian-Chaldean friends, thank you for being here with us today despite the rainy weather.\"\u003cbr/\u003e19. Mid of demonstrators\u003cbr/\u003e20. 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