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Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issues statement on French Senateâ€™s law considering criminalization of denial of made-up â€œArmenian genocideâ€

24 January 2012 11:20 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Victoria Dementieva â€“ APA. Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on French Senateâ€™s law considering the criminalization of denial of made-up â€œArmenian genocideâ€. Press service of the Ministry told APA that the statement reads: â€œThe Republic of Azerbaijan expresses deep sorrow for the adoption of draft law â€œConsidering the criminalization of denial of existence of genocides recognized by lawâ€ by French Senate on January 23, 2012 and condemns this decision. The French Senateâ€™s unilateral steps, which are contrary to the principles of democracy, human rights, freedom of speech and expression, can seriously damage this countryâ€™s participation in some regional processes and cause several unpleasant consequences.

French parliamentarians, who are turning a blind eye to the violation of the rights of about one million Azerbaijanis and occupation of 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands as a result of aggression by Armenia in the end of the 20th century, use this decision for their political goals and cast doubts on the objectivity of France. The Republic of Azerbaijan once again condemns this step of the French Senate and calls France to view historical events impartially and not to turn such issues into political gameâ€.