Kommersant Daily: France May Be Expelled from CoE for Armenian Genocide BillOctober 13, 2006 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - If the bill penalizing the Armenian Genocide denial is finally adopted France runs a risk to receive a suit from the European Court of Human Rights, which can force Paris to cancel the disputable law, reports Kommersant daily. Besides, if the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, which is empowered to consider the verdicts drawn by Strasbourg, also rates France's moves as illegal, the state may be expelled from the CoE. Anyway, the date for the next voting in the upper house of parliament has not been fixed yet and the French senators have enough time to weigh 'for' and 'against'. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |