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  • Dutch daily: Netherlands recognises Armenian Genocide

    Netherlands recognises Turkish Genocide of Armenians
    By Our Editor

    Het Financieele Dagblad (Dutch newspaper)
    December 23, 2004

    AMSTERDAM - The Dutch government has recognised the Genocide of 1915 of
    the Armenians by the Ottoman Turks. Minister Ben Bot of Foreign Affairs
    'welcomes' the motion in which the House of Representatives asks the
    government "to raise continuously and expressly the recognition of
    the Armenian Genocide in the dialogue with Turkey".

    "The minister considers the motion as a support. At each negotiation,
    even as we are not President of EU, The Netherlands will bring up
    the question. We have always put the subject on the agenda and it
    is not for nothing that we raise this question. We want a solution
    for this part of the history before Turkey accesses EU. In this way
    you can see it as de facto a recognition", on being asked explains
    the spokesman of Bot.

    The motion, submitted by the member of parliament André Rouvoet of
    Christian Union, has been adopted unanimously on Tuesday evening during
    the debate on the outcome of the EU summit in relation with Turkey.
    Earlier, in Europe, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Sweden
    and Switzerland recognised the Genocide of 1.5 million Armenians.

    --Boundary_(ID_V/FbNs5Stw6gf6HfTvYbdw)--
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