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CYPRUS PARLIAMENT CRIMINALIZES DENIAL OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Interfax, Russia
April 2 2015
YEREVAN. April 2
The parliament of Cyprus passed legislation on Thursday to criminalize
the denial of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915,
Armenian parliamentary press secretary Arsen Babaian said in a
telephone interview with Interfax from Cyprus, which he is visiting
as part of a delegation led by Armenian parliamentary speaker Galust
Saakian.
The bill was passed unanimously by 54 parliamentarians, Babaian said.
Cyprus recognized the Armenian Genocide in 1982.
The bill stipulates that individuals denying the Armenian Genocide
in Cyprus could face up to 5 years' imprisonment and a fine of up to
10,000 euro.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian welcomed the Cypriot
parliament's decision, saying that it is symbolic in the run-up to
the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Foreign
Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
"By passing this legislation, Cyprus has made an important contribution
to the prevention of genocides and crimes against humanity,"
Nalbandian said.
Interfax, Russia
April 2 2015
YEREVAN. April 2
The parliament of Cyprus passed legislation on Thursday to criminalize
the denial of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915,
Armenian parliamentary press secretary Arsen Babaian said in a
telephone interview with Interfax from Cyprus, which he is visiting
as part of a delegation led by Armenian parliamentary speaker Galust
Saakian.
The bill was passed unanimously by 54 parliamentarians, Babaian said.
Cyprus recognized the Armenian Genocide in 1982.
The bill stipulates that individuals denying the Armenian Genocide
in Cyprus could face up to 5 years' imprisonment and a fine of up to
10,000 euro.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian welcomed the Cypriot
parliament's decision, saying that it is symbolic in the run-up to
the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Foreign
Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
"By passing this legislation, Cyprus has made an important contribution
to the prevention of genocides and crimes against humanity,"
Nalbandian said.