Armenians of France awaiting Senate discussion of Genocide bill

PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 4, French Senate will discuss a draft law envisaging criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial.

According to Nouvelle d’Armenie, the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France calls on Armenian Portal representatives to gather in front of the Senate during the discussion of the bill to be presented by Serge Lagauche at 2:30 pm Paris time.

On October 12, 2006, the National Assembly of France adopted a bill on criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial, yet Senate blocked its adoption. Socialist Party, who submitted the draft law in the lower chamber of the parliament in 2006, intends to submit it to Senate discussion to be further ratified by the current higher chamber.

Source: panarmenian.net