YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 22, ARMENPRESS:

Ashot Grigoryan, head of the Armenian community in Slovakia, chairman of the Forum of Armenian Unions of Europe, received the other day Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Slovakia Stefan Harabin. The latter stated that the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial, which was submitted to the National Council years ago, has already been confirmed and received a power of law, press secretariat of the Forum of Armenian Unions of Europe told Armenpress.

During his official visit to Armenia two years ago, as a deputy prime minister and a justice minister, Mr. Harabin stated that he has prepared an amendment for the law on punishing those who will deny the Jewish Holocaust, thanks to which that law would also be spread on the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Genocide Resolution, which was ratified by the National Council of Slovakia in 2004, gave an opportunity of spread of the above-mentioned law toward those who would deny the Armenian Genocide.

According to the comment of Mr. Harabin, if any citizen in Slovakia, be it a foreigner, a local resident or any citizen of Slovakia, comes forth in any country with a statement denying the Armenian Genocide, he will be punished with up to 5 years' imprisonment

Stefan Harabin collaboratively with Ashot Grigoryan has organized a joint conference for February, 2012 on the above-mentioned theme. Chairman of the Cassation Court of the RA Arman Mkrtumyan and Chairman of the Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan have already received invitation to participate in the conference.