French socialists reconfirm their intention to criminalize denial of Armenian genocide

YEREVAN, JUNE 15, ARMENPRESS: Socialist representative of French senate Philippe Kaltenbach held a meeting with ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to France Vigen Chitechyan. Armenpress reports citing Nouvelles d’Armenie that during the meeting Kaltenbach reconfirmed his commitment to defend the memory of Armenian genocide victims from denial encroachments. “The newly elected French President also shares this commitment, which will soon turn to legislative initiative. The denial must never take place in the territory of our Republic” mentioned Philippe Kaltenbach. The socialist senator also declared that he and his colleagues would host with pleasure their Armenian partners from Armenia-France friendship group in November of current year.