French Senate is expected to consider the bill banning the denial of the Armenian Genocide next February, several months ahead of the presidential elections in France, Nouvelles d`Arménie writes referring to foreign agencies.

France’s National Assembly passed on Thursday the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial by a majority of votes.

The bill introduced by MP Valerie Boyer supposes a year in jail or 45,000 euro punishment for those who will challenge or extremely minimize the fact of the 1915 Armenian Genocide officially recognized by France on January 29, 2001.