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"SLOVAKIA ENVISAGED TO ENACT LAWS DEFINING IMPRISONMENT FOR REFUSAL OF
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, AS WELL AS LAWS RECOGNIZING INDEPENDENCE OF
ARTSAKH," HEAD OF ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF THAT COUNTRY SAYS
YEREVAN, MARCH 6, NOYAN TAPAN. "I hope that we will be able to hold the
adoption of the resolution on the recognition of the independence of
Artsakh in the parliament of Slovakia within a year," Ashot Grigorian,
the Head of the Armenian Community of Slovakia and the Chairman of the
Forum of the Armenian Unions of Europe, stated at the press conference,
which was held on March 5.
He mentioned that Slovakia is one of the few countries of the European
Union, which did not recognize the independence of Kosovo. In the
opinion of the Head of the Armenian community of Slovakia, "Slovakia
had a right to refuse the independence of Kosovo as it is a very
Christian country and was against the existence of one more
incongruously created Moslem country and said his word like a real man.
And Slovakia speaks out for Armenia, which was the first to officialy
adopt Christianity, to be supported by the Christian countries of
Europe."
He mentioned that the visit of the Slovakian delegation to Artsakh will
be organized in July. It was mentioned that an implementation program
of Slovakian investments in Artsakh has been implemented since February
of this year. The investment activities of Slovakian companies in
Artsakh, in which a number of Armenian banks have involved, will be
credited by Slovakian banks in the ammount of 30-50 million euros. "We
will also implement the political program taking that economic
activities as basis. Slovakia will become one of the greatest friends,
if not the greatest one, of Armenia in the European Union," the Head of
the community of that country mentioned.
According to A. Grigorian, steps have been taken with regard to the
enactment of the law on pursuing the refusal of the Armenian Genocide
in Slovakia. He is speaking about defining a punishment of 5-year
imprisonment for such a deed. In his words, the draft law condemning
the refusal of the genocide is already in the government of Slovakia,
that issue is touched upon by the press of Slovakia. He assessed the
possibility for the enactment of the bill to be 99 percent, taking into
consideration the lobbyist steps to be taken by the Armenian community
of Slovakia. It was mentioned that due to such steps, the parliament of
Slovakia adopted a resolution condemning and recognizing the Armenian
Genocide in November 2004.
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, AS WELL AS LAWS RECOGNIZING INDEPENDENCE OF
ARTSAKH," HEAD OF ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OF THAT COUNTRY SAYS
YEREVAN, MARCH 6, NOYAN TAPAN. "I hope that we will be able to hold the
adoption of the resolution on the recognition of the independence of
Artsakh in the parliament of Slovakia within a year," Ashot Grigorian,
the Head of the Armenian Community of Slovakia and the Chairman of the
Forum of the Armenian Unions of Europe, stated at the press conference,
which was held on March 5.
He mentioned that Slovakia is one of the few countries of the European
Union, which did not recognize the independence of Kosovo. In the
opinion of the Head of the Armenian community of Slovakia, "Slovakia
had a right to refuse the independence of Kosovo as it is a very
Christian country and was against the existence of one more
incongruously created Moslem country and said his word like a real man.
And Slovakia speaks out for Armenia, which was the first to officialy
adopt Christianity, to be supported by the Christian countries of
Europe."
He mentioned that the visit of the Slovakian delegation to Artsakh will
be organized in July. It was mentioned that an implementation program
of Slovakian investments in Artsakh has been implemented since February
of this year. The investment activities of Slovakian companies in
Artsakh, in which a number of Armenian banks have involved, will be
credited by Slovakian banks in the ammount of 30-50 million euros. "We
will also implement the political program taking that economic
activities as basis. Slovakia will become one of the greatest friends,
if not the greatest one, of Armenia in the European Union," the Head of
the community of that country mentioned.
According to A. Grigorian, steps have been taken with regard to the
enactment of the law on pursuing the refusal of the Armenian Genocide
in Slovakia. He is speaking about defining a punishment of 5-year
imprisonment for such a deed. In his words, the draft law condemning
the refusal of the genocide is already in the government of Slovakia,
that issue is touched upon by the press of Slovakia. He assessed the
possibility for the enactment of the bill to be 99 percent, taking into
consideration the lobbyist steps to be taken by the Armenian community
of Slovakia. It was mentioned that due to such steps, the parliament of
Slovakia adopted a resolution condemning and recognizing the Armenian
Genocide in November 2004.