YEREVAN, JUNE 29, ARMENPRESS. The French Government has presented the text of the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide. “Armenpress” reports, citing Nouvelles d`Armenie, the text of the “bill criminalizing the denial of genocides and crimes against humanity” goes in line with the text of the bill on Equality and Citizenship under discussion in the National Assembly.

The  Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations in France hailed the Government initiative, that is in accordance with the commitment assumed by the French President.

“We hope that the bill will be adopted this year. We praise the consistent activities of all the figures who supported the Armenian community during the previous years. We call on all the parliamentary forces to consolidate over this multilaterally agreed text”, reads the statement issues by the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations in France.