Czech parliament recognizes Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire
26.04.2017,
10:38
The parliament of the Czech Republic passed Tuesday by 104 votes a resolution recognizing the fact of the Armenian Genocide in 2015 in Ottoman Empire and condemning it, Tigran Balayan, the Armenian foreign ministry spokesman, reported on his Twitter page.
YEREVAN, April 26. /ARKA/. The parliament of the Czech Republic passed Tuesday by 104 votes a resolution recognizing the fact of the Armenian Genocide in 2015 in Ottoman Empire and condemning it, Tigran Balayan, the Armenian foreign ministry spokesman, reported on his Twitter page.
Czech President Milos Zeman called the killing of Armenians genocide as well. On the occasion of the anniversary, the president sent a letter to Barsega Pilavchian, the leader of the Armenian community in the Czech Republic.
“I agree that history is not meant to be interpreted by politicians. At the same time, however, I believe that the events that cost 1.5 million innocent people represent a tragic chapter in the history of not only the Armenian nation but also of the entire civilized world,” Zeman wrote in his letter.
Every year on April 24, Armenians all over the world remember victims of Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the twentieth century.
Up to 1.5 million Armenians have been killed starting from 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by dozens 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-----
Czech President Milos Zeman called the killing of Armenians genocide as well. On the occasion of the anniversary, the president sent a letter to Barsega Pilavchian, the leader of the Armenian community in the Czech Republic.
“I agree that history is not meant to be interpreted by politicians. At the same time, however, I believe that the events that cost 1.5 million innocent people represent a tragic chapter in the history of not only the Armenian nation but also of the entire civilized world,” Zeman wrote in his letter.
Every year on April 24, Armenians all over the world remember victims of Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the twentieth century.
Up to 1.5 million Armenians have been killed starting from 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by dozens 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-----
