France calls on Turkey to admit the truth through Genocide bill adoptionDecember 22, 2011 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French MP, former Foreign Minister Renaud Muselier voiced his position regarding the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial. “I agree with the opinion that adoption of the bill penalizing Armenian Genocide denial will help France fill the gaps in the country’s legal field,” Mr. Renaud Muselier said during the Dec 22 debate in the National Assembly. He refused to comment on statements issued by the Turkish government, whilst noted that Turkey has no right to compromise France. He further stressed the importance for Turkey to follow the suit of Germany, which committed Holocaust, and admit its past. According to Mr. Muselier, by adopting the draft law, France calls for admitting the past and historical facts, as well as fostering establishment of dialogue between the nations. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |