Genocide denial punishment does not contradict international rights: Greece PM

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS: The Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras stated that the punishment of the genocides does not contradict the international rights. Armenpress reports, citing the Turkish media that the Greek PM made that statement in the response to the “warning” of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Greek Parliament in the connection with the discussion of the Armenian Genocide denial criminalizing bill.

During the meeting held in the framework of the NATO summit on September 5 in Wales, Erdogan told Samaras that “the bill could cause difficulties in the relations between the two countries”.