ArmInfo.Armenia is making every possible effort to improve the climate of cooperation, however, conflicts and dividing lines continue to impede the formation of an atmosphere of interaction in the region.

ArmInfo. A majority in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, approved two motions regarding the Armenian genocide of 1915 on Thursday. According to NLTimes Dutch edition, Both motions were submitted by ChristenUnie parliamentarian Joel Voordewind. All four coalition parties supported the motions. One states that the Tweede Kamer "recognizes the Armenian genocide", the other that a Dutch Minister or State Secretary should attend the commemoration of this genocide in Armenia in April. This decision is expected to further sour the relationship between Turkey and the Netherlands, ANP reports. At the same time, the edition reports that this decision of the Dutch parliament will most likely lead to a deterioration in relations between the Netherlands and Turkey. It should be noted that this decision of the Netherlands was quite expected against the background of the deepening crisis in the Turkish-Dutch relations. The crisis between the two countries arose last year, after the Netherlands on 11 March 2017 banned the landing in Rotterdam of an airplane with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on board. Soon the Minister for Family and Social Policy of Turkey Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, who arrived in the Netherlands from Germany by car to participate in a meeting with the Turkish diaspora, collided with pressure. Police of the Netherlands first detained Fatma security officers Betul Sayan Kaya. The minister tried to get him to leave the car, and after her refusal they threatened to evacuate the car. As a result, Kaya was forced to leave the car, and escorted by police officers she was expelled to Germany. At the same time, police officers of the Netherlands dispersed with the use of dogs and equestrian clothes thousands of ethnic Turks gathered at the walls of the Consulate General in Rotterdam in support of the Turkish minister. It is noteworthy that the Netherlands warned the Turkish authorities in advance that they would not allow Turkish officials to take part in the actions. The Turkish Foreign Ministry demanded that the Ambassador of the Netherlands in Ankara, Cornelis van Rij, who was on vacation abroad at the time, did not return some time to fulfill his duties. Turkey after the crisis has put forward to the Netherlands side a number of conditions, the implementation of which would normalize relations between the two countries. However, Amsterdam refused to take counter steps. After it became clear that the problem between the two countries would not be resolved, the Dutch government decided to recall the ambassador to Ankara. The diplomat was recalled from Turkey on February 5. Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zilistra said that recent talks to resolve diplomatic problems between Turkey and the Netherlands have not yielded results. According to him, the negotiations are currently suspended.

ArmInfo.The Israeli Knesset rejected the bill on recognition of the Armenian Genocide.The bill on the day of commemoration of the victims of the Armenian  Genocide was rejected after discussions at the plenary session of the  parliament on February 14. Supported by the leader of the "Yesh Atid"  party, Yair Lapid, the bill was rejected by a vote of 41 - against  and 28 - for.

ArmInfo. Turkey expressed dissatisfaction with the Vatican over the recognition of the events of 1915. According to Turkish media, this was said by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, commenting on the results of the visit to the Vatican. According to Erdogan, Pope Francis listened to his statements. "Pope Francis is in solidarity with Turkey over the so-called Armenian genocide," the Turkish leader said. Meanwhile, according to the Vatican Printing Hall, at the meeting of Francis with Erdogan touched on the bilateral relations between the Holy See and Turkey, the situation in the country and the situation of the Catholic Church in it, and the question of receiving numerous refugees. The parties also discussed the situation in the Middle East, with special emphasis on the status of Jerusalem, and stressed the need to promote peace and stability and the region through dialogue and negotiation, in the spirit of respect for human rights and international law. At the beginning of the meeting, the Pope gifted the Turkish president a medallion with the image of an angel killing a war demon Erdogan became the first head of Turkey in 59 years, who was received at the Vatican. Francis was the first to make an apostolic visit to Turkey in November 2014 at the invitation of the government. In 2016, during his visit to Armenia, the Pope recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire as before. This provoked the wrath of Ankara, who called the pontiff a distributor of the "mentality of the crusades."

ArmInfo. The people of Artsakh have every right to choose their own destiny. Said the chairman of the National Council of Switzerland, Dominique de Buman in Yerevan at a press conference with his Armenian counterpart Ara Babloyan.

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ArmInfo. French President Emmanuel Macron urged not to forget the day of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. "We must never forget April 24, 1915, the Genocide of Armenians, the first genocide of the 20th century. Moreover, the Armenian Genocide Day should be included in the calendar of France's memorable days," Macron said at the annual banquet Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France. At the same time he reminded that he made a corresponding promise during the election campaign and intends to keep it. At the same time, the French leader called to fight against the denial of the Armenian Genocide. "The bill on the criminalization of the denial of genocides will again be introduced for discussion and voting in the near future." This struggle allows us to look into the eyes of today's reality and the current tragedies," the French leader said. In his speech, he also touched upon the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement and noted that France as a co-chair country of the OSCE Minsk Group will continue to follow the way of listening to all sides of the conflict. He stressed that Paris is in favor of finding a compromise in resolving the conflict, since the status quo does not solve the problem.

ArmInfo. Chairman of the National Council (Parliament) of Slovakia, Andrei Danko, condemned the Armenian Genocide in the early 20th century in the Ottoman  Empire. The corresponding statement for journalists, as TASS reported  referring to the Slovak radio, he made on Monday after a meeting in  Bratislava with his counterpart from Armenia Ara Babloyan, who is in  the republic on a visit.

ArmInfo.A member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from Slovakia, Lubos Blagan, on his Facebook page turned to the speech of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in PACE.

ArmInfo. Armenia overcomes difficulties, strengthening through democratic reforms democratic institutions, stimulating the development of a free market economy, the growth of information technology, the implementation of innovative ideas. This was stated at the reception in the City Hall of Paris, attended by representatives of the Armenian community, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on a working visit to France.

ArmInfo. Assistants of former US President Barack Obama Ben Rhodes and Samantha Power apologized for not recognizing the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire, Politico reports.

ArmInfo.Armenian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Tigran Seyranyan met with the newly elected Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament Radek Vondratchek, representing the ANO movement ("The action of dissatisfied citizens").

ArmInfo. It is not excluded that the visit and the meeting of Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has improved the atmosphere of understanding and will create prerequisites for the development of relations with the goal of opening representative offices of the countries in Israel and Armenia, the first Israeli ambassador to Armenia, forum "Armenia-Israel", Professor of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem Baruch Ben-Neria.

ArmInfo. Throughout my career, I spoke about the need to know about the Armenian Genocide. American musician of Armenian origin, singer of the System of a Down band Serge Tankian stated in an interview to Rolling Stone. SOAD vocalist  spoke about working on music for the films "Promise" and "Intention  to Destroy", dedicated to the Armenian Genocide.

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ArmInfo.Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman once again questioned the fact of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.

ArmInfo. Recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Israel from the Middle East dynamics does not depend. A member of the Israeli Knesset of the 15th convocation,  President of ICES - International Expert Center of Electoral Systems  Alexander Tsinker, expressed such an opinion to ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. Israel's recognition of the historical fact - the Armenian Genocide is real, but it will not happen now - the process is in progress and it takes a certain  amount of time. A member of the Israeli Knesset of the 15th  convocation, President of ICES - International Expert Center of  Electoral Systems Alexander Tsinker, expressed such an opinion to  ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. On December 15, the delegation headed by Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov, in the composition of the deputies Samvel Farmanyan and Suren Manukyan met with the Deputy Chairman of the Seimas of Latvia, Iness Libiena-Egneret.

ArmInfo. The leader of the Israeli party Yesh Atid, Yair Lapid called on the Israeli authorities to recognize the Armenian Genocide.