French MPs vote for changes to Genocide bill![]() December 22, 2011 - 16:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France’s parliamentarians are holding heated debates for a bill penalizing Armenian Genocide denial. Among the most debated points are clauses envisaging imprisonment for denial of genocides recognized by France. Some parliamentarians supported a more general definition, encompassing all the genocides perpetrated. However, the alterations to clause described were not adopted. When voting for the necessity of prison sentence for Genocide denial, French Politician Henri Jibrayel delivered an emotional speech, describing the ordeals genocide survivors had to go through. With the voting for alterations to the draft law completed, an adoption vote was launched. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |