Italy politician tells Turkey consul to recognize truth about Armenian Genocide
18:29, 14.03.2015
Region:World News, Armenia, Turkey
Theme: Politics
The president of the Italian Regional Council of Lombardy, Raffaele
Cattaneo, met with the Turkish Consul General in Milan, Aylin
Sekizkok, Lombardia Quotidiano reported.
The Turkish diplomat asked Cattaneo to once again reconsider, before
the deliberations, on Councilmember Stefano Bruno Galli’s bill, which
calls on the regional government to assist in the Armenian Genocide
commemorations, and take measures to force Turkey to recognize the
genocide, and as a necessary condition for membership in the European
Union.
“Start recognizing the truth! This is the spark which will start sound
discussions in our council. Dialogue, peace, and mutual respect toward
different nations are the principles of our work,” Cattaneo responded
to the Turkish consul’s aforesaid request.
“The tragedy in 1915 has had a profound impact on the 20th century
history. The Armenian people’s and other similar tragedies should be
observed not solely from the viewpoint of the law, but that of
historical truth,” Galli stated, for his part.
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