Bernard Fernier: "I do not favor adoption of parliament bill making Armenian genocide denial punishable"

He said that friendship relations of the Turkish and French will continue for centuries. "Of course there is some misunderstanding on the eve of Turkey’s accession to EU. But it will not affect our relations," he said.

Bernard Fernier said that the bill making Armenian genocide denial punishable has not presented to the Senate yet. "We have close relations both with Armenia and Turkey. This law harms France-Turkey relations," he said.
He said if Armenian genocide is recognized, the genocides in France, Asia, Africa and America should be recognized.

Bernard Fernier rejected to express his position on the problem of recognition Azerbaijani massacre committed by Armenians in Khojali in 1992, APA reports.