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"ARMENIAN GENOCIDE" BILL IN FOCUS OF AZERBAIJANI, FRENCH MPS
TODAY.AZ
06 February 2012
A delegation led by the Deputy Chairman of the France-Caucasus
friendship group of the French Senate met with the members of the
committee on International Relations and Inter-parliamentary Ties of
the Azerbaijani Parliament on Monday, spokesman for the Parliament
Akif Tevekkuloglu told Trend today.
While on a visit to Baku, Nathalie Goulet discussed Azerbaijani-French
relations, including development of inter-parliamentary ties, Mr
Tevekkuloglu said. Special attention was paid to the law criminalizing
the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" adopted by the
French Senate.
The delegation includes senators Goulet, Sylvia Goy-Chavent, Jean-Marie
Bockel, Herve Maurey, Andre Reichardt and Jeanny Lorgeoux.
All senators in the delegation voted against this law.
The delegation also plans to meet with Chairman of Parliament Oqtay
Asadov.
Previously on January 23, after an eight-hour debate, the French
senate adopted the bill. Some 127 senators voted in favour, while 86
voted against. The bill demands a years imprisonment and a fine of
~@45,000 for denying the so-called "genocide."
TODAY.AZ
06 February 2012
A delegation led by the Deputy Chairman of the France-Caucasus
friendship group of the French Senate met with the members of the
committee on International Relations and Inter-parliamentary Ties of
the Azerbaijani Parliament on Monday, spokesman for the Parliament
Akif Tevekkuloglu told Trend today.
While on a visit to Baku, Nathalie Goulet discussed Azerbaijani-French
relations, including development of inter-parliamentary ties, Mr
Tevekkuloglu said. Special attention was paid to the law criminalizing
the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" adopted by the
French Senate.
The delegation includes senators Goulet, Sylvia Goy-Chavent, Jean-Marie
Bockel, Herve Maurey, Andre Reichardt and Jeanny Lorgeoux.
All senators in the delegation voted against this law.
The delegation also plans to meet with Chairman of Parliament Oqtay
Asadov.
Previously on January 23, after an eight-hour debate, the French
senate adopted the bill. Some 127 senators voted in favour, while 86
voted against. The bill demands a years imprisonment and a fine of
~@45,000 for denying the so-called "genocide."