New bill on criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial will be introduced in France before April 24

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 24, ARMENPRESS. Head of the Socialist Party of the French Parliament Bruno Le Roux reconfirmed the intention of his party regarding the bill on criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial during the meeting with the delegation of Co-ordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF). Co-chairman of Co-ordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France Ara Toranyan said this in a conversation with "Armenpress". Toranyan said: "It was Bruno Le Roux’s Socialist Party that introduced this bill to the French Parliament six years ago. The same party introduced the bill to the Senate two years ago and, hence, we are expecting them to continue the way they have taken."

According to the co-chairman of the council among other things Bruno Le Roux mentioned that nothing has changed, just it has been a short time they came to power and they just have to wait, because nothing has changed. The French President Francois Hollande must keep his promise and they should introduce bill on criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial before April 24. In Toranyan’s opinion the upcoming meeting of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and the President of France Francois Hollande on November 12 is a good occasion to talk about this on more official basis.

In a conversation with "Armenpress" the head of Hay Dat (Armenian Cause) office in Paris Hrach Varjapetyan mentioned that the preparatory works for the upcoming meeting of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and the President of France Francois Hollande have already started. They have already got in touch with the Elysian Palace and the embassy is also involved in the works. Talking about the meeting of the Armenian community with President Hollande he mentioned that the time has not been clarified and this is the reason he does not make any declaration yet.