Turkey alarmed with the discussion of bill on Armenian Genocide at French Senate
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 13, ARMENPRESS:
The new bill on penalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide will be discussed at the French Senate on December 19. The bill envisages one year of imprisonment and 45 thousand euros' fine in case of denial of the Armenian Genocide in the territory of France.
French Nor Haratch newspaper writes that this time as well Turkey confronts: the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Turkey has sent a written statement to France urging not to make irreversible mistake by ratifying the bill penalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide.
On December 7 the Committee of Laws of the French Senate unanimously adopted the bill presented by the UMP party and its advocates October 21.
France recognized the Armenian Genocide in 2001