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DISCUSSION OF ARMENIAN BILL POSTPONED AT FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM
Noyan Tapan
May 18 2006
PARIS, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The discussion of the bill criminalizing
the denial of the Armenian Genocide planned for the May 18 session of
French National Assembly was postponed due to lack of quorum. According
to Noyan Tapan's reliable sources, the Armenian bill will not be
included in the agenda of French National Assembly until October
2006. Speaking at the parliament Philippe Douste-Blazy, French Foreign
Minister, declared that the issue of the Armenian Genocide "should be
left to the historians" and Turkey should itself establish peace with
its own history. To recap, the author of the bill criminalizing the
denial of the Armenian Genocide is the opposition Socialist Party at
the French parliament. According to the bill, minimum imprisonment
of 1 year and a fine amounting to 57 thousand USD is set for those
denying the fact of the Armenian Genocide.
Noyan Tapan
May 18 2006
PARIS, MAY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The discussion of the bill criminalizing
the denial of the Armenian Genocide planned for the May 18 session of
French National Assembly was postponed due to lack of quorum. According
to Noyan Tapan's reliable sources, the Armenian bill will not be
included in the agenda of French National Assembly until October
2006. Speaking at the parliament Philippe Douste-Blazy, French Foreign
Minister, declared that the issue of the Armenian Genocide "should be
left to the historians" and Turkey should itself establish peace with
its own history. To recap, the author of the bill criminalizing the
denial of the Armenian Genocide is the opposition Socialist Party at
the French parliament. According to the bill, minimum imprisonment
of 1 year and a fine amounting to 57 thousand USD is set for those
denying the fact of the Armenian Genocide.