French socialists press for adoption of bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denialMarch 31, 2011 - 11:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Socialist Party of France which won 36-percent of the votes in the regional election, has urged the Senate to adopt the bill on criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial, Hurriyet Turkish daily reported. As the newspaper said, “should the bill be adopted by the French Senate, it will cause strain in relations between Turkey and France.” On March 12, 2011, about 3000 people, including world-known singer, Armenia’s ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour, gathered at the French Senate building to demand adoption of the bill passed by the French National Assembly in October 2006. 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 | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. 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 |