  French historian fails to influence Hollande into abandoning Genocide bill July 17, 2012 - 21:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Francois Hollande dined with 8 celebrated historians: Colette Beaune, Michelle Perrot, Michel Winock, Benjamin Stora, Jean-François Sirinelli, Jean-Noël Jeanneney, Pascal Ory and Pierre Nora at his official residence in Élysée Palace. Some expected for the meeting to affect the French leader’s stance on certain political issues, which, however did not happen. During the event, Pierre Nora, well-known opponent of Genocide recognition, was attempting to influence Hollande into abandoning the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial, Nouvelles d`Arménie said citing L’Express magazine. The historian’s attempt was unsuccessful. A few days later, the president confirmed his plans for a new Genocide bill.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
