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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met his French counterpart Laurent Fabius in Paris on Thursday. Davutoglu and Fabius held a joint press conference following their meeting.

According to Cumhuriyet, Minister Fabius attached importance to Turkey’s role in the region and said that France is determined to see Turkey carry forward its relations with the EU.

Davutoglu told reporters that they had a friendly and comprehensive meeting.

“Differences in views are clear. We have decided to eradicate such differences not with concerns of domestic politics but through a common vision," Davutoglu said.

He also noted that Turkish sanctions that were implemented against France after Armenian Genocide bill was adopted at the French Parliament were lifted during his current visit to Paris.

In response to a question on the possibility of the new French government's preparation for a law that would criminalize the rejection of Armenian Genocide, Fabius said that the issue was a sensitive one for French politicians.

"As you know, a related law at the French Parliament was not accepted by the French Constitutional Court. If we follow the same path, it is evident that the law would get rejected by the French Constitutional Court. It does not seem possible for us to follow the same path," Fabius said.