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Aysor, Armenia
Jan 4 2012
Armenian Genocide bill: French Senate set for January vote
The French Senate is to vote by the end of the month on a bill making
it illegal to deny that the mass killing of Armenians was genocide,
according to BBC.
The lower house of parliament backed the proposal on 22 December,
prompting a freeze in relations with Turkey.
Despite Ankara's angry response, government officials have told French
media that the vote will go ahead.
France is one of more than 20 countries that have formally recognized
the killings as genocide.
Under proposals backed by the National Assembly last month, anyone
publicly denying it was genocide would face a year in jail and a fine
of 45,000 euros ($58,000; £29,000).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Jan 4 2012
Armenian Genocide bill: French Senate set for January vote
The French Senate is to vote by the end of the month on a bill making
it illegal to deny that the mass killing of Armenians was genocide,
according to BBC.
The lower house of parliament backed the proposal on 22 December,
prompting a freeze in relations with Turkey.
Despite Ankara's angry response, government officials have told French
media that the vote will go ahead.
France is one of more than 20 countries that have formally recognized
the killings as genocide.
Under proposals backed by the National Assembly last month, anyone
publicly denying it was genocide would face a year in jail and a fine
of 45,000 euros ($58,000; £29,000).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress