AZERBAIJAN WARNS FRANCE
Support A1+!Tomorrow the French Parliament will discuss a draft according to which the negation of the Armenian Genocide is criminalized with a penalty of 45 thousand Euros and five years of imprisonment. In this connection the Azeri Milli Mejlis has sent a warning letter to the French Parliament.
The letter runs as follows, “The information about the discussions of the draft criminalizing the negation of the Armenian Genocide caused our great concern. We call on you to approach facts far from the reality with care. There is no doubt that in case of its adoption the law will contradict freedom of speech which is one of the most important issues in protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms. Besides, the law will call into question the impartiality of France as co-chair of the OSCE Minsk group which engages in the settlement of the Armenian-Azeri conflict over Nagorno Karabakh. This is why the Republic of Azerbaijan calls on France to be careful in discussing the issue”.
The letter was adopted by Milli Mejlis on October 10, day.az informs.