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Sarkozy, Armenian community won't disuses acute issues
March 7, 2012 - 16:36 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - President of France Nicolas Sarkozy and Armenian
community members won't discuss any pressing issues.
The meeting between Sarkozy and representatives of Armenian community
is a part of awarding National Order of the Legion of Honor to Arsène
Tchakarian, hero of World War II, member of Manouchian Group.
Today, March 7, 8.30 pm Yerevan time, Sarkozy will meet
representatives of Armenian community, according to Le Figaro.
The decision was taken a week later after the French Constitutional
Council resolved to kill the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide
denial.
The French Constitutional Council on Feb 28 ruled the bill
criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial adopted earlier by the
Senate of France as unconstitutional. The Council justified it by the
fact that the law `contradicts Article 33 of the Constitution of
France and the freedom of speech'.
On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill with 127 votes for
and 86 against. If signed into law by the President, the bill would
impose a 45,000 euro fine and a year in prison for anyone in France
who denies this crime against humanity committed by the Ottoman
Empire.
Turkey reacted furiously when the Senate approved the law. Ankara
halted political and military cooperation with France and was
threatening to cut off economic and cultural ties if the law took
effect.
March 7, 2012 - 16:36 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - President of France Nicolas Sarkozy and Armenian
community members won't discuss any pressing issues.
The meeting between Sarkozy and representatives of Armenian community
is a part of awarding National Order of the Legion of Honor to Arsène
Tchakarian, hero of World War II, member of Manouchian Group.
Today, March 7, 8.30 pm Yerevan time, Sarkozy will meet
representatives of Armenian community, according to Le Figaro.
The decision was taken a week later after the French Constitutional
Council resolved to kill the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide
denial.
The French Constitutional Council on Feb 28 ruled the bill
criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial adopted earlier by the
Senate of France as unconstitutional. The Council justified it by the
fact that the law `contradicts Article 33 of the Constitution of
France and the freedom of speech'.
On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill with 127 votes for
and 86 against. If signed into law by the President, the bill would
impose a 45,000 euro fine and a year in prison for anyone in France
who denies this crime against humanity committed by the Ottoman
Empire.
Turkey reacted furiously when the Senate approved the law. Ankara
halted political and military cooperation with France and was
threatening to cut off economic and cultural ties if the law took
effect.