The Netherlands recognises Armenian Genocide

[Kornelij Glas]

The Netherlands recognises Armenian Genocide

The Hague, 21 December 2004 - the Armenian Federation announces with satisfaction that today the Dutch Parliament has adopted unanimously a motion concerning the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

Armenian community has been insisting at the Dutch Parliament and the government on recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 for many years. Especially last year, in the run-up to and during the Dutch presidency of EU, the 24 April Committee of the Armenian Federation has persistently campaigned to bring the Armenian question under the attention of the Members of Parliament and the Dutch public.

The motion was introduced during the debate on the outcome of the European Summit of last Friday in connection with the start of accession negotiations with Turkey. In that debate nearly all fractions asked the government about the absence of the Armenian Genocide issue in the Presidency conclusions. This in spite of commitment by among others France and the European Parliament and also by Dutch Foreign Minister Bot himself, who ensured the Dutch Parliament that the Armenian question has always been brought up at the meetings with the Turkish colleagues. The majority of the Parliament Members had asked to pay attention to this point.

In the motion adopted by the Parliament the government is asked “ to bring up the recognition of the Armenian Genocide continuously and expressly in the dialogue with Turkey”.

This motion has been introduced by the Chairman of Christian Union fraction Mr. Rouvoet and supported by all other political parties in the Parliament.

[Semetoja]

Это каторая по счету страна получается, что признали Геноцид?

[Kornelij Glas]

Именно как страна, кажется 19, если не ошибаюсь

[Semetoja]

Есть ресурс?

Какие страны признали?

[Kornelij Glas]

Слушай, был у мнея этот список- да я его слишком часто что-то в последнее время обновлял, вот и потерял где-то в компе Найду- выставлю