  Assembly of Armenians of Europe: Genocide bill adoption victory of justice December 23, 2011 - 13:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Assembly of the Armenians of Europe (AAE) salutes the approval by the French lower parliament of the bill that makes of the denial of genocides a criminal act to be punished by the law. “We express our thanks to all those persons who worked tirelessly for the approval of this draft law. We consider this decisive step of the French lower parliament as a victory of justice that brings honor to France, a traditional champion of human rights. We also consider the acceptance of the draft law as a serious step towards the restitution of the essential rights of the Armenian nation,” AAE statement said. On December 22, French National Assembly passed the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial. The vote followed the December 7 decision by the Judiciary Committee of the National Assembly to adopt the bill introduced by MP Valerie Boyer (UMP). The draft law envisages a year in jail and a fine of 45,000 euros for those who publicly deny the Armenian Genocide in France.   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 |  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. |
