Ukrainian MP comments g on Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister`s call  to refrain from using the term "Armenian Genocide": Another rock  bottom hit

ArmInfo.Verkhovna Rada lawmaker Daria Volodina sharply criticized the appeal of Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasyl Bodnar to Ukrainian officials to  refrain from using the term "Armenian Genocide."

"The next rock bottom is hit. After talking with representatives of  the Foreign Ministry last year, it was clear that some employees of  this ministry were deeply indifferent to the fate of Ukraine and  individual citizens. But the absolute illiteracy of certain people  who work there is another serious problem.

Here is another proof of this. And I, as the deputy head of the  friendship group with Armenia, can't ignore it. According to my  information, these were sent by the Ministry of  Foreign Affairs to state bodies under Poroshenko and, as I understand  it, the deputy minister decided to continue this tradition. And it's  absolutely unimportant that the country has survived the revolution,  that they are now implementing a huge number of reforms and that  literally, on the eve of this newsletter, a scandal broke out with  the leadership of the Russian Federation. We still stubbornly  continue to impose the stigma of "Kremlin agents" even on other  countries. And I do not want to mention that this is an official  document of a diplomat. DIMLOMAT !!! However, I have no heart to call  the person who wrote such a letter a diplomat.

I'm sure that everyone who understands the absurdity of such  statements will agree with me and tell the deputy minister their  opinion on this matter, "Volodina said, posting a copy of this letter  from Bodnar on her Facebook page.

At the same time, the Ukrainian diplomat recalled that the Armenian  Genocide was recognized by such countries as the USA, Italy, Germany,  Canada, the Netherlands, France, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland,  Greece, Portugal and many others. "With all due respect to our  strategic partners, I think we should at least refrain from such  letters, especially from the Foreign Ministry," Volodina said.

Earlier, a letter was circulated to the media by Ukrainian Deputy  Foreign Minister Vasyl Bodnar to Ukrainian officials, asking them to  refrain from using the term Armenian Genocide.

The letter in particular states that Ukraine does not recognize the  Armenian Genocide, and the diplomat asked Ukrainian officials to  refrain from participating in commemorative events on the occasion of  the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and to refuse to use  this term.

To note, Ukraine has not officially recognized the Armenian Genocide.  But, now the Verkhovna Rada is considering a draft resolution  initiated by People's Deputy Anton Polyakov "Draft Resolution on the  Recognition of the Armenian Genocide" (registration No. 2376 of  11/05/2019).