Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The resolution adopted by the French National Assembly is null and void

The Ministry issued a statement regarding the accusations lacking legal and historical basis concerning the Ottoman period in the French National Assembly's resolution of April 29, 2024, on Assyrians and Chaldeans. 

In the written statement, it was noted, "The resolution regarding the Assyrians and Chaldeans adopted by the French National Assembly on April 29, 2024, is null and void. Last year, the French government announced that it did not support a similar resolution adopted in the French Senate. 

"PARLIAMENTS DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INTERPRET OR JUDGE HISTORY"

The fact that the same baseless accusations have now been brought to the agenda of the National Assembly by deputies of the ruling party is an example of efforts to distort historical events for the sake of political interests. Parliaments do not have the authority to interpret or judge history. 

This resolution is also contrary to the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which stipulates that the crime of genocide can only be attributed by a competent court," the statement read.