Turkish Parliamentarians Union head Hasan Korkmazcan said yesterday that a bill about the Armenian genocide facing the French Parliament this week will set a historical test for bilateral relations, while French Ambassador to Ankara Paul Poudade asserted that the French government opposes the bill. The debates about the bill proposing prison terms and fines to those who question the claims are mounting as the date for debates of the bill looms, New Anatolian reports.
“Some politicians who have limited political influence, accepted the Armenian Genocide claims,” Korkmazcan said adding that the bill “is targeted against scientific investigations and freedom of speech.”
