ANKARA - "Can it be stated that the resolution making denial of the so-called Armenian genocide a crime in France, does not contradict freedom of expression," Supreme Board of Education (YOK) President Prof. Erdogan Tezic asked in a letter he sent to French President Jacques Chirac.
In the letter Tezic urged President Chirac not to approve the resolution in question.
"French National Assembly is getting prepared to adopt a resolution making denial of the so-called Armenian genocide a crime. To this end, I want to share my concerns with you," Prof. Tezic noted.
"Can it be said that big states did not provoke and support the Armenian gangs in the Ottoman Empire during World War I? And they do not have any responsibility on these sufferings?" Tezic underlined.
"I believe that you will not consent to the adoption of such a resolution which will pave the way of hatred among young generations as a veteran statesman of a country like France which has a rich cultural heritage," he indicated.