Patrick Devechiyan: "We should have thought about protection after Bozqurds attack"

"Turkish diplomacy declared that Turkish people support these attacks. We could not pat attention to the disputes on freedom of speech after the events happened in Lion. We should have thought about our security. We needed legal mechanism that could protect Armenians in France," Patrick Devechiyan, Armenian Parliamentarian, one of the authors of the law that was adopted in France parliament said, APA reports.

Devechiyan said that they worked for three years for France to recognize Armenian genocide and they can wait for the law for a long time. "We are waiting for 90 years," he said. He said that only foreign pressure can change official Ankara's position.

It should be noted that Devechiyan was born in France, but he is from Elazig region of Turkey by origin. His father was an official during Ottoman Empire. Formerly being the lawyer of ASALA terrorists, Devechiyan also worked as minister in France. At present he is the leader of popular Movement Union Party and the counciller of Nikola Sarkozi, Interior Minister.