Pierini expresses concerns over French bill

While the bill penalizing denial of alleged Armenian genocide was being voted at French Parliament, Marc Pierini, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Turkey, said that history should not be rewritten by national parliaments. "As an EU diplomat, I cannot comment on the bill which is currently being voted. I hope this situation won't affect relations between Turkey and the EU," Pierini said prior to his farewell visit to EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis on the occasion of completing his five-year term of office in Turkey.