ANKARA - "The bill (criminalizing denial of so-called Armenian genocide) also explains why Armenians staged their biggest terrorist acts in France," Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said on Monday.
Arinc held a briefing to mark the beginning of the new legislative year.
When a reporter said, "French President Chirac went to Yerevan and said that he admitted genocide. After the bill was adopted by French national assembly, he called Prime Minister (Recep Tayyip Erdogan) and said he was sorry. Do you think he was really sincere?" Arinc stated, "everyone knows whether he was sincere or not."
"Armenians staged their biggest terrorist acts in France. It is not a coincidence. Our ambassadors and diplomats were killed in terrorist attacks staged by Armenians in Paris," Arinc indicated.
He added that Turkish government, parliament and public opinion were following developments regarding the matter.