French presidential candidate for penalizing negation of Armenian GenocideApril 3, 2007 - 15:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Segolene Royal, candidate to the election for the French Republic's presidency, indicated to be favorable to the penalizing negation of the Armenian Genocide, specifying that "it will be the position" of her Foreign Minister if she is elected, independent French journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net "Negationnism is an attitude, a perversion of the spirit which makes me horror personally. And this, whatever the circumstance, whatever the genocide," she explained in an interview to the French review Nouvelles d' Arménie Magazine. Last year French National Assembly adopted a bill, which penalizes negation of the Armenian Genocide. Currently, this clause is on standby to be endorsed by Sénat. On the other hand, Ms Royal declared to be favorable to entry of Turkey in the European Union, contrary to the other principal candidates: Nicolas Sarkozy, François Bayrou and Jean-Marie Lepen. Top stories 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. 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". Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |