  French Party Urges 45 000 Fine for Armenian Genocide DenialSeptember 29, 2006 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The French Socialist Party (PS) has brought up again a draft bill, which will penalize the denial of the Armenian Genocide, to the agenda of the French Parliament. The draft bill, which will bring up to a year's imprisonment and a fine of up to 45 000 for those who deny the Genocide, will be discussed and voted in the French Parliament on October 12, in line with a proposal by the party, reported Cihan news agency.To note, the French Parliament passed the bill on the Armenian Genocide recognition in 2001. 1.5 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed during World War I. Turkey denies this fact claiming that 200,000 Armenians died during forced migrations due to cold weather and bad transportation conditions.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
