French Interior Minister Claude Gueant has said that French President Nicolas Sarkozy did not set a calendar about a motion which would support Armenian allegations regarding 1915 incidents.
Holding a joint press conference with Turkish Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin in Ankara on Friday, Gueant said that the French president did not mention a calendar, when reporters asked about the statements of Sarkozy who said France could pass a law, similar to that in Switzerland, which would support Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915.
Noting that he arrived in Turkey with the directives of Sarkozy, Gueant said that he was in Ankara to sign long-awaited security agreement, adding that Sarkozy attached great importance in the agreement.
The two countries would act together against common threats under the agreement, he said.
Gueant said that the agreement was also opening a door to technical cooperation as well as operational cooperation between the two countries which made Turkey and France to take stance against terrorism and every type of crime.
He added that France would continue to support Turkey in fight against PKK terrorist organization.
Gueant said that 38 PKK members had been arrested in France in 2010, and 32 others were arrested so far this year.
He noted that Turkey's influence in international area grew, and it started to undertake a peace-maker role in the region.
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