Turkish delegation holding talks in France against resolution on Armenian allegations on 1915 incidents

PARIS (A.A) - December 19, 2011 – A Turkish Parliamentary delegation is holding talks in Paris to convince French officials not to adopt a resolution criminalizing the rejection of Armenian allegations on 1915 incidents. Turkish parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Volkan Bozkir told reporters on Monday that the resolution was against basic rights and freedoms. We are here to tell French officials the harms of the resolution on Turkish-French relations, said Bozkir. Noting that trade volume between the two countries was nearly 13.5 billion Euro, Bozkir said that investments of France in Turkey reached 6.5 billion Euro, and nearly 2,000 French companies were making business with Turkey. He added that one million French tourists were visiting Turkey every year. Bozkir said that if the resolution was adopted, an uneasy period would begin in Turkish-French relations. The cooperation between Turkey and France, which made important contributions in peace and stability in the region and the world, will be harmed significantly, if the resolution is adopted, said Bozkir. He noted that history was written by historians, not parliaments. Also, deputy Osman Koruturk of Republican Poeple's Party (CHP) in the delegation said that the resolution was an attempt to have some political gain. Koruturk said that the resolution was also against French constitution. The delegations will continue talks in France today and Tuesday. The resolution will be voted on December 22 at general assembly in French Parliament. In January 2001, French Parliament adopted a law recognizing so-called Armenian genocide in 1915. The resolution punishes people who reject 1915 incidents with one-year imprisonment and 45,000 Euro fine.