Friday, February 23 2018 11:52

ArmInfo. Ankara condemned the recognition by the House of Representatives of the Netherlands of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

Thus, the message of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, in connection with  the adoption of the resolution on the recognition of the Armenian  Genocide, reads in part: "We strongly condemn the decisions of the  Dutch House of Representatives and the recognition of the events of  1915 as genocide, an ungrounded decision taken by the country's  parliament, which is still did not recognize the tragedy in  Srebrenica in the center of Europe as a genocide, it has nothing to  do with history or law, therefore it has no legal force and is not  legally binding. "

At the same time, Ankara claims that Turkey's position on the events  of 1915 is allegedly based on historical facts and legal norms. "The  established jurisprudence in European law and the decisions of the  European Court of Human Rights confirm our case, but we also take  note of the statement of the Dutch government that" it will not  follow the House (the Netherlands Parliament - Ed.) In its assessment  , recognizing the events of 1915 as genocide, and that being  represented at the commemoration ceremony in Yerevan will not mean  recognition of events as genocide, "the Turkish Foreign Ministry  said.

The Parliament of the Netherlands, on the eve officially recognized  the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire. In the  Parliament of the Netherlands, two resolutions were submitted.  According to the first document, the parliament recognized the  Armenian Genocide, and on the second - obliged the State Secretary of  the country every five years to visit the Tsitsernakaberd memorial  complex on April 24 and honor the memory of one and a half million  Armenians who were victims of the tragedy. For the recognition of the  Genocide, 147 MPs of the Dutch parliament voted, against - only a few  members of the Turkish nationality. Both resolutions were presented  in the country's parliament by a deputy from the Christian Union,  Joel Fordewind. At the same time, Acting Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag  noted that the Dutch government will not follow the example of the  parliament. According to her, the cabinet "will continue to exercise  restraint."