SLOVAKIAN PARLIAMENT RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
BRATISLAVA, December 1 (Noyan Tapan). On November 30, the National
Assembly of Slovakia recognized the Armenian Genocide with the
overwhelming majority of votes. This information was provided by NT’s
correspondent in Bratislava.
According to the approved resolution, the National Assembly of
Slovakia recognizes and condemns the 1915 Armenian Genocide in Ottoman
Turkey, whose victims were “hundreds of thousands” of Armenians, as
the crime againt humanity.
The Slovakian parliament also touched upon the issue of Turkey’s
membership in the European Union, giving assurance that it is possible
only in case of Turkey’s fulfillment of the following preliminary
conditions: the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, lifting of
blockade on Armenia, the removal of the article from the Criminal Code
of the country, which foresees criminal punishment for statements
about the Armenian Genocide and the necessity of the withdrawal of the
Turkish troops from Cyprus; respect for the rights of the national
minorities in the country.
The Slovakian parliament faced strong obstacles of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the country for the approval of the decision on the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress