  France: Armenian Genocide Recognition is Law Obligatory for EveryoneSeptember 30, 2006 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "I would like to remind that France recognized the Armenian Genocide on the state level. This is our law and it's obligatory for everyone," French President Jacques Chirac said at a press conference in Yerevan when commenting to a Le Figaro reporter on the Socialist Party's initiative to adopt a law criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial. The French leader underscored that France is a legal state and any demonstration of racism and xenophobia is punished in compliance with the Penal Code. "The rest, in my opinion, is politics having nothing in common with the legal side of the issue," he said.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships  The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. |
