US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responded to the Armenian bill recently passed by the French Senate by stating, “We will never take the path towards criminalizing freedom of speech. No matter how terrifying an event and no matter how highly sensitive an issue it represents, to attempt to use government power to solve historical issues would in my opinion open a very dangerous door.”
During a meeting with staff from the United States Department of State, the issue of the French Senate passing a bill which renders denial of the Armenian allegations a crime was brought up and Clinton responded to a question regarding why the United States did not accept the events that transpired as 'genocide'.Tags: Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State, French senate, Armenian bill
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