About 3000 people gathered at the French Senate building on March 12 to demand adoption of the bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide.

The event initiated by Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations in France brought together world famous singer, Armenia’s ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour, French President’s aide Patrick Devedjian, lawyer Serge Klarsfeld and other public figures, Nouvelles d'Arménie reported.

On October 12, 2006, French National Assembly passed a bill on criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial. Recently, WikiLeaks released a cable quoting French President Nicolas Sarkozy as saying that the bill “will be buried in the Senate”, what aroused Aznavour’s indignation.