The meeting between Armenian and French Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Francois Hollande was followed by a state dinner in honor of Serzh Sargsyan. In attendance were also world famous chansonnier Charles Aznavour, co-chairmen of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF) Mourad Papazian and Ara Toranian, Nouvelles d’Armenie reports.
During the dinner Francois Hollande reiterated the pledge to redraft the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial in France, stressing the need to ensure the legal framework to avoid censorship by the Constitutional Council.
