Philippe Kaltenbach says denial in France is intolerable

YEREVAN, MARCH 1, ARMENPRESS: French lawmakers must continue working to protect their compatriots from denial, co-chairman of the Armenian-French friendship group, Socialist party senator Philippe Kaltenbach said in his statement. "Denial in France should not be tolerated as it is disrespect for our values. We cannot be passive in these conditions," the senator said.

Kaltenbach offered setting up a parliamentary group which will deal with the gathering of information over the issue of penalizing the denial of genocides in France. He sent a letter to his Armenian partners of the friendship group asking assistance in gathering information about denial.

The Constitutional Council of France ruled the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide unconstitutional. After the ruling President of France Nicolas Sarkozy assigned Ministry of Justice to draft a new bill.