In his statement, an official of the Turkish Foreign Ministry indicated that statements by the French President Jacques Chirac during his visit to Armenia on the so-called Armenian genocide' do not coincide with the principles that this incident should not be of any historical value.
Trend Special Correspondent in Ankara announced that biased statements by the French President in Yerevan disappointed the people of Turkey and forms the wrong impression that recognition of the so-called genocide by Turkey is a pre-condition for Turkey's entry into the European Union.