YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 28, ARMENPRESS. The bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial will be discussed in the Upper House (Senate) of the French Parliament during the first week of October, Co-Chairman of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France Murad Papazian told “Armenpress”.

He said according to the preliminary data it will be discussed on October 7.

“As you know, after the vote of the bill in summer, a special committee was formed which must have presented the MPs’ proposals. There were some MPs who said the provision on criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial must be removed from the bill, but we have carried out works and reached to the point in order to submit the option which has been adopted in summer and included the criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial to the Senate’s discussion. The political forces also agreed to submit that option to the Senate’s discussion”, he said.

He expressed hope the Senate will adopt the option of the bill which has been passed in the Parliament in June.

“We work in order the required number of MPs to vote for the bill. You know the Turks are not indifferent, they also work, do everything in order that option not to be adopted”, Murad Papazian said.

He also recalled that the Socialists have promised to vote in favor of the bill.