Poland’s parliament to adopt new resolution on Armenian genocide

YEREVAN, March 17. / ARKA /. Poland’s parliament has drafted a new resolution on the Armenian Genocide that will be put on a vote before April 24, Vice-President of the European Parliament and a member of Poland’s Parliament Ryszard Czarnecki said at the 4th Ordinary Session of the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly in Yerevan today.

"On April 24 Armenians around the world will mark the 100th anniversary of the great tragedy. As a representative of the Polish Parliament, I am proud that my country’s parliament was one of the first in 2004 to recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide. I would like to announce that Poland’s parliament has drafted a new resolution on the Armenian Genocide that will be put on a vote before April 24," he said.

He thanked the Armenian side for the hospitality and said in Armenian: "We are in a country with a unique history and a great cultural heritage. We are aware of your tragedy. "

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, 42 U.S. states. 

It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. –0--