Belgium’s prime-minister calls Armenian massacres ‘genocide’ – mass media
19.06.2015,
11:05
Prime-minister of Belgium Charles Michel called the mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Empire in 1915 a ‘genocide’, Belgic mass media report.
YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. Prime-minister of Belgium Charles Michel called the mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Empire in 1915 a ‘genocide’, Belgic mass media report.
Belgium’s Le Soir says Michel made this statement in the parliament.
Speaking on behalf of the Belgic government Michel said that the tragic events that occurred from 1915 to 1917 in the Ottoman Empire should be “considered a genocide,” according to Le Soir.
On April 15, the European parliament passed a resolution acknowledging the 1915 genocide of Armenians.
This year Armenia marks the 100 anniversary of Armenian Genocide committed in Turkey in 2015. The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth century.
According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey.
Turkey has been denying it for decades. The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries.
The first was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 43 U.S. states.
It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. –0--
Belgium’s Le Soir says Michel made this statement in the parliament.
Speaking on behalf of the Belgic government Michel said that the tragic events that occurred from 1915 to 1917 in the Ottoman Empire should be “considered a genocide,” according to Le Soir.
On April 15, the European parliament passed a resolution acknowledging the 1915 genocide of Armenians.
This year Armenia marks the 100 anniversary of Armenian Genocide committed in Turkey in 2015. The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth century.
According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey.
Turkey has been denying it for decades. The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries.
The first was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 43 U.S. states.
It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. –0--
