MFA responds to draft law
Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan has issued a statement on the French National Assembly's adoption of the draft law criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide.
"Today, through the French National Assembly's adoption of the draft law criminalizing denial of genocides, France reaffirmed that it is highly considered the cradle of human rights and proved its loyalty to universal values once again.
On this occasion, I would also like to express gratitude to the French authorities, the National Assembly and all the people of France.
By officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide a decade ago, the French nation showed that human rights were the highest value. Today, by adopting this draft law, it reaffirmed that the crimes against mankind don't have an expiration date and that denial of those crimes are definitely subject to condemnation."
