French parliament’s move marks new change in Genocide recognition

French parliament’s move marks new change in Genocide recognition
efforts – Turkologist
14:51 – 24.12.11

The French parliament ‘s bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian
Genocide marks a new change in international recognition efforts,
according to Artak Shakaryan, a turkologist.

At a news conference on Saturday, the expert slammed all kinds of
statements characterizing the move a restriction of freedom of speech.
He said a similar bill on the Jewish Holocust had been never
considered as a measure restricting people’s right to speak freely.

”[The bill] condemns only propagandists, and those degrading the
memory of Armenians, as opposed to people whose statements are based
on scientific findings and research,” he said, wishing Armenian
Foreign Ministry to be strong and competent to implement pro-Armenian
policies in the coming year.

Tert.am