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France ambassador to Azerbaijan: I do not think France parliament to adopt the bill on Armenian genocide

11 October 2006 17:01 (UTC +04:00)

He said he does not believe that the parliament will accept the bill.
â€œThis bill was suggested by Socialist Party. If the National Assembly adopts the bill it will be presented to the Senate. The Senate may adopt ore refuse it. The president cannot override veto to the decision of the Senate. If National Assembly does not adopt the bill the problem will end. Turkey and France Foreign Ministers talked over the phone today. They discussed bilateral relations,â€? he said.
The ambassador also said that there exists a law for punishing those who deny Armenian genocide in France, but it was not applied to anybody. He also touched upon France Interior minister Nicolas Sarkozyâ€™s statement on the problem.
â€œSarkozy said this not as the government representative, but as party leader. I do not want to comment on his statement. As concerns Minsk Group French co-chairâ€™s activity, I would like to say that the co-chair represents neither the parliament nor the opposition. He tries to solve Nagorno Garabagh conflict,â€? the ambassador said. /APA/