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    Arka News Agency, Armenia
    Dec 1 2006

    ARMENIAN NA SPEAKER THANKS FRENCH PARLIAMENTARIANS

    YEREVAN, December 1. /ARKA/. Speaker of the RA Parliament Tigran
    Torosyan held a meeting with Chairman of the French-Armenian
    friendship Francois Rochblouan, the group member Alen Muan Bresan,
    Secretary Jean Pierre Delanua. During the meeting Speaker Torosyan
    thanked the French parliamentarians for their activities for the sake
    of Armenia's interests and friendship between the two nations.
    Torosyan pointed out the French Parliament's great contribution to
    the matters of importance for Armenians, particularly to the adoption
    of the law stipulating criminal punishment for the denial of the
    Armenian Genocide. According to Torosyan, the law is aimed not at
    publishing individuals, but reflects a specific attitude to phenomena
    like that in order to prevent them in the future.
    Torosyan regards as absurd the charges of restriction of freedom of
    speech brought against France.
    Torosyan said that the people bringing the charges have a very vague
    idea of democracy. Speaker Torosyan also welcomed the bill authored
    by Francois Roshblaun, which denounces all cases of genocide, because
    each of them is a crime against humanity.
    The sides also discussed issues of Armenia's energy sector. The
    French parliamentarians showed interest in the shutdown of the
    Armenian NPP and in ensuring Armenia's energy security. Torosyan said
    that small hydro-power plants are currently constructed on credits
    and grants in Armenia, but they are not capable of meeting the
    country's energy needs. Torosyan reported that programs of
    construction of a new NPP are available, but "financial problems
    arise in this case." P.T. -0--
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