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"France's investments in the Turkish nuclear power plant will affect its stance on the so-called Armenian genocide", Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz was quoted as saying by TRT Haber TV channel November 19.

The minister said that the French authorities are well aware that the 'Armenian genocide' issue for Turkey is a "line that can not be crossed."

He also stressed that Turkey hopes that France's political interests will coincide with its economic interests.

Earlier, it was reported that Turkish and Japanese Prime Ministers signed an agreement on launching the negotiations on the implementation of the nuclear power plant construction project in Sinop city.

The agreement was signed following the negotiations held between Shinzo Abe and Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Armenia commemorates the alleged "Armenian genocide" on April 24 each year. Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that Turkey's predecessor, the Ottoman Empire, committed genocide in 1915 against Armenians, an allegation dismissed by Ankara.

Their efforts have even resulted in the recognition of the "Armenian genocide" by the parliaments of several countries.

Historians note that during those developments, Armenians began an uprising, taking up arms against Turkey. To counter those actions, the Ottoman Empire decided to resettle the Armenians. The latter claim that their predecessors were subjected to genocide in the process.