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*French Armenians expect Hollande to keep his promise. Mourad Papazian*
13:54, 27 October, 2012
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, ARMENPRESS: The meeting of the Chairman of
France-Armenia friendly group of French Senate Philippe Kaltenbach and the
delegation of the Council Coordinating French-Armenian Organizations
succeeded. As Armenpress was informed from the Co-Chair of the Council
Mourad Papazian, it was highlight during the meeting that it was necessary
to take some prompt steps to include the draft law criminalizing the denial
of Armenian Genocide in the agenda. Mourad Papazian hoped that the meeting
of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and French President Francois Hollande
which is supposed to be held on November 12 will be followed by important
declaration. `We are optimistic over this issue, because we know that
Holllande ought to keep his promise' noted he.
According to Philippe Kaltenbach France-Armenia friendly group is willing
to see the law adopted as soon as possible, before April 24, 2013. He has
noted that this time it is of crucial importance to take into consideration
and pay attention to all legal and political condition for the law to be
successful.
The law criminalizing the denial of Genocide which was adopted by the
Parliament of France on December 2011, and afterwards by Senate of France
on January, 2012 in a result of the efforts of some Turkish deputies was
presented to the Constitutional Court and was considered unconstitutional.
13:54, 27 October, 2012
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 27, ARMENPRESS: The meeting of the Chairman of
France-Armenia friendly group of French Senate Philippe Kaltenbach and the
delegation of the Council Coordinating French-Armenian Organizations
succeeded. As Armenpress was informed from the Co-Chair of the Council
Mourad Papazian, it was highlight during the meeting that it was necessary
to take some prompt steps to include the draft law criminalizing the denial
of Armenian Genocide in the agenda. Mourad Papazian hoped that the meeting
of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and French President Francois Hollande
which is supposed to be held on November 12 will be followed by important
declaration. `We are optimistic over this issue, because we know that
Holllande ought to keep his promise' noted he.
According to Philippe Kaltenbach France-Armenia friendly group is willing
to see the law adopted as soon as possible, before April 24, 2013. He has
noted that this time it is of crucial importance to take into consideration
and pay attention to all legal and political condition for the law to be
successful.
The law criminalizing the denial of Genocide which was adopted by the
Parliament of France on December 2011, and afterwards by Senate of France
on January, 2012 in a result of the efforts of some Turkish deputies was
presented to the Constitutional Court and was considered unconstitutional.