Armenia welcomes Cyprus law criminalizing the denial of Genocide

Armenia has welcomed the criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial by Cyprus.

“Armenia welcomes the unanimous adoption of a bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide by the Cyprus Parliament. This is a symbolic event on the threshold of the 100^th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,” Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said in a statement.

“By adopting this law, Cyprus made an important contribution to the high mission of prevention of genocides and crimes against humanity,” Minister Nalbandian stated.