ISTANBUL. – Turkey’s MFA issued a statement with respect to the bill, which criminalizes the denial of the Armenian Genocide, which is recently included in the agenda of the French National Assembly.  

The statement notes that the bill, concerning the events in 1915, is included in France’s agenda during the pre-election season, Turkish Haberler news agency reported.

“The French authorities know about our country’s sensitivity toward this serious issue. At a time when the Turkey-France cooperation opportunities could enter a development phase, such initiatives would reflect negatively on the course. And the initiating side of all this would bear the responsibility for the consequences. We expect from France to assist so that the disagreement between Turkey and Armenia, in connection with history, be settled through dialogue,” Turkish MFA’s statement specifically reads.