23 December: France’s lower house of parliament passed a bill making the denial of Armenian genocide a crime punishable by a 45,000-euro fine and a year in jail. Turkey has already responded by recalling its ambassador from France and threatened “harsh ec
Turkish prime minister has said Turkey is preparing for step- by-step sanctions on France where the bill
criminalizing the Armenian genocide denial is discussed today
On December 21, the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited three Armenian
servicemen and five civilians held captive in Azerbaijan
21 December:Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin discussed social and economic development of the North Caucasus region in the Chechen city of Gudermes (Kommersant)