PARIS. –Turkish Ambassador to France Tahsin Burcuogluwas recalled on Friday, Le Figaro reports.

The Ambassador and his family left for Turkey for consultations in the morning. Period of his stay in Turkey is still uncertain, the Embassy said. Additional information on recalling the Ambassador is yet unavailable.

France’s National Assembly passed the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial on Thursday.

The bill introduced by MP Valerie Boyer supposes a year in jail or 45,000 euro punishment for those who will challenge or extremely minimize the fact of the 1915 Armenian Genocide officially recognized by France on January 29, 2001.

The bill will be submitted for French Senate’s confirmation.