House of Commons of UK Parliament approved "Armenian Genocide Bill"  in first reading

ArmInfo.The "Armenian Genocide Bill" was approved in the first reading in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The Armenian National Committee of the United Kingdom announced this.

"Today is a historic day for the Armenian cause," the  UK ANC said in a short statement. It is reported that the first  reading of the Armenian Genocide Bill approved without objection. It  is noted that the next reading will take place on March 18, 2022.

The ANC, on the occasion of its first reading, thanked Conservative  British MP Timothy Paul Loughton from East Worthing and Shoreham and  all the other co-authors of the document for this success.

As the ANC statement also says, the purpose of the Bill's adoption is  to perpetuate the memory of the Armenian Genocide through official  recognition. The document contains three main provisions. First,  there must be an official recognition that the killings of Armenians  in the Ottoman Empire and adjacent regions in 1915-1923 were  precisely Genocide. Secondly, annually to hold a day of remembrance  of the victims of the genocide, including the Armenian Genocide, and  thirdly, this will contribute to the education and awareness of the  British public about the fact of the Armenian Genocide and the  significance of the Genocide for the prevention of contemporary  crimes against humanity and war crimes.