Delay of Genocide Criminalization Disaster for French ParliamentMay 23, 2006 - 14:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The aim of the comedy that we witnessed was to prolong the discussions not to put the draft criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide for discussion, Patrick Devedjian, an MP representing the Union for Popular Movement and Adviser of Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, told Le Figaro. "I did not think they would dare to go that far. The aim of the comedy that we witnessed was to prolong the discussions not to put the draft for discussion. This game was organized by the socialists' spearhead and part of the rightists acting apparently on demand. This is a disaster for the parliament where seems to be a ban on discussing concerns facing the French," Devedjian remarked, the Azg newspaper writes. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |