PARIS - Parliaments cannot decide on historical facts, said Herve de Charrette, the deputy chairman of French Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Commission.
In an exclusive interview with A.A correspondent, Charrette announced that he is against the resolution, presented by the Socialist Party, and which makes any denial of the so-called Armenian genocide a crime.
Charrette, who is also the chairman of the French-Turkish Friendship Group, noted that historical incidents must be examined by historians and researchers.
``I am against this resolution since I attach great importance to Turkish-French friendship,`` he stressed.
Charrette indicated that he is optimistic that the resolution will be rejected.
The resolution will be debated at the French parliament on May 18th. The resolution has to be adopted at the Senate in order to be enacted.
French parliament passed a resolution acknowledging the so-called genocide in 2001, and this caused a serious tension between Paris and Ankara.