ISTANBUL. - Socialist Francois Hollande’s—who is viewed as top nominee in next year’s presidential elections in France—declaration that he will take steps toward returning to the French Senate the law proposal to hold Armenian Genocide deniers to criminal account has caused serious concern in Turkey.      

In this connection,  Turkey’s Ambassador in Paris Tahsin Burcuoglu sent a letter to Hollande. “Adoption of this bill will deal a severe blow to Turkish-French relations,” the Turkish ambassador said in the letter, Sabah daily of Turkey writes.