Around 600 Armenians gathered in front of the French Senate to urge MPs and senators to approve the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide.

Ara Toranian, new co-chairman of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF), and ARF Dashnaktsutyun member Mourad Papazian called on the Armenian community to stand consolidated so that France meets its commitments and halts the danger of the Turkish policy of denial. They voiced hope that the bill will be adopted by the yearend, freelance French journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net.

If passed, the bill envisages a year of imprisonment and a 45-thousand euro fine.