Turkish parliament speaker warns France about resolution on Armenian allegations on 1915 incidents

ANKARA (A.A) - December 12, 2011 - Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek said regarding a French resolution which criminalizes the rejection of Armenian allegations on 1915 incidents that if the resolution was adopted, France would pay its cost high. Cicek told reporters on Monday that he sent a letter to his French counterpart last week which conveyed Turkey's concerns about the issue and also condemned the stance of France. He added that a Turkish Parliamentary delegation had been in France since yesterday regarding this issue. Noting that Turkey had comprehensive relations which were rooted in the past with France, Cicek said that attempts to adopt resolutions on parliamentary level regarding historical matters were only exploitations by domestic politics. It is necessary to avoid such attempts only to gain a few more votes in the elections, he added.