Possibility to adopt a law in France on criminal punishment for denying Genocide is highMarch 13, 2007 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The voting on the law in French Senate over making it criminal to deny the Armenian Genocide will be held, most likely after presidential and parliamentary elections, Chairman of the Armenian Federation of Europe (EAFJD) Hilda Tchoboyan stated to a press conference in Yerevan. She said, the possibility to adopt that law is very high. "This issue is situated in the plane of moral and universal values, and not of politics and history as the Turkish side tries to present. The Turkish lobby in Europe and the political parties, which assist them have made a lot of efforts in order to represent the Armenian Genocide issue just from the historical viewpoint. However, the Armenian side insisted on its stance; that is history must not be fitted under politics and we succeeded. The matter is not in recognizing the Genocide, France has already recognized it, the matter is in punishment for its denial," Tchoboyan stressed. She noticed presidential candidate and French Interior Minister Nicola Sarkozy supports the bill. "In near future the Armenian community of France will decide on support of candidates in presidential and parliamentarian elections," the EAFJD representative said. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. |