YEREVAN. – French MP Bruno Le Roux said he is committed to the values of France president on adoption of a law criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial.
Le Roux, head of Socialist group of the French National Assembly, said they are attaching importance to the events dedicated to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
The French lawmaker said there is no necessity in launching new bill, but it is time to adopt the existing one.
“We need to stop all the initiatives on this issue. There is no political issue, and we all share the view that prosecution is needed in case of denial of the Armenian Genocide, this opinion is shared by the President of France. The question remained in the legal field: it is necessary to initiate a bill that will not interfere with the right of freedom of speech,” he told reporters in Yerevan.
The delegation of French parliament headed by Le Roux is on a visit to Yerevan.