ONLY 1 EURO FOR FALSE INFORMATION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

The Parisian court imposed a symbolic fine of 1 Euro on the editors of the French encyclopedia for producing false information on the Armenian Genocide, PAP news agency reported. According to the court decision, the editors the famous French encyclopedia“Le Quid” took Turkey’s position when describing the events of 1915. The Parisian court decreed that the verdict should be published in press. The suit was brought in 2003 by the Armenian National Committee of France (CDCA). At the same time the Committee representatives stressed that parallelly with the publication of Turkey’s position the editorial staff placed the note that France recognized the Armenian Genocide. To note, the Armenian community of France numbering 300 000 people is the most numerous one. France recognized the Armenian Genocide in 2001, thus causing Turkey’s sharp protests.