Bill criminalizing surrender of Artsakh to Azerbaijan to be  introduced

ArmInfo.The Hayaqve action group intends to introduce a bill criminalizing the surrender of  Artsakh to Azerbaijan and refusal to recognize the Armenian Genocide. 

The bill will be introduced before Parliament on Wednesday. 

"The Republic of Artsakh, despite the outflow of population and  occupation, legally continues to exist.  'Hayaqve' is more than  determined to complete the work begun and block the conclusion of a  new surrender agreement, under which Artsakh could be recognized as  part of Azerbaijan. Tomorrow, October 11, at 11:00, the initiative  group will officially introduce the bill to the National Assembly.  Join us," the message says.

As ArmInfo previously reported, on June 20, the Central Election  Commission (CEC) of the Republic of Armenia approved the application  of the initiative group "Hayaqve" to organize the collection of 50  thousand signatures and submit a legislative initiative to the  National Assembly, and 300,000 signatures if it is rejected by the  National Assembly. A 60-day period has been set for collecting  signatures - from June 21 to August 19, 2023. The initiative group  submitted a corresponding application to the CEC on June 12, in which  it came up with the initiative to change the legislation, which  provided for severe punishment for refusing self-determination of  Nagorno-Karabakh and belittling the Armenian Genocide. The collection  of signatures for the initiative has been completed, a total of 58  thousand signatures have been collected