Genocide bill will undermine Armenia-Turkey relations – French SenatorJanuary 23, 2012 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sen. Esther Benbassa of the Green Party of France opposes the law penalizing Armenian Genocide denial, arguing that it would curtail academic discussion on the issue. At Senate-hosted debate, Sen. Benbassa expressed concern that the adoption of the Genocide bill may negatively affect Armenian-Turkish relations. “1915 massacres in Ottoman Empire is an undeniable fact; we expect a day will come for Turkey to accept its historic past,” she stressed. Earlier, the party repeatedly urged against adoption of a bill, which, if passed and signed into law by the Senate, would impose a 45,000 euro fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. |