YEREVAN. – It is obvious that the bill criminalizing denial of genocides in France has become an inseparable part of the state’s domestic and foreign policy, expert Alexander Iskandaryan said at a press conference on Monday. 

The French Constitutional Council rejected last week the bill criminalizing denial of genocides, including the Armenian Genocide. While, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy supported the bill and promised to introduce a new one taking into account the Council’s remarks.

On this regard, the bill rejection brought forward a serious pressure by Turkey and an intrigue inside France.

According to the expert, the issue did not related to Armenia anyway rather than the inner-political shifts within France, while the attempt to pass the bill influenced on Turkey’s positions and information on Armenia. Besides, French presidential elections are too close to decide the issue during this period. Future of the bill will depend on who will be elected France’s President, Iskandaryan said.