Bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide was accepted by Slovakia.

Bill criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide is ratified by National Council of Slovakia, Deputy Prime Minister Stefan Harabin told the leader of Armenian community of Slovakia Ashot Grigoryan, reported "Nouvelles d'Arménie".

Resolution on Armenian Genocide was passed by Slovak National Council in 2004. After two years Deputy Prime Minister Stefan Harabin stated he was preparing amendments to the criminalizing denial of Holocaust which would be also applied for those denying the Armenian Genocide.

Every citizen of Slovakia denying the Armenian Genocide in any country should be punished with imprisonment of up to 5 years.