New bill on Armenian Genocide to be considered in next legislature of
French Parliament
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March 03, 2012 | 22:10
PARIS. – It is necessary to wait till the next legislature to submit a
new bill on criminalizing denial of genocides, including the Armenian
Genocide, after the ban of the Constitutional Council, Secretary
General of the ruling Union for Popular Movement (UMP) party
Jean-François Copé said on Wednesday, Le Monde reports.
Earlier the UMP representative commented on the Council’s decision on
i-TELE that considering the great expectations in the current stage,
which also meet universal human values of France, the president said
to elaborate a new bill, taking into account the Council’s remarks.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am has earlier informed, the Council stated the
bill, criminalizing denial of genocides, anti-constitutional on
Tuesday.
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