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UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT REFUSES TO DISCUSS SO-CALLED "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE" BILL
APA, Azerbaijan
July 30 2013
Human Rights and Interethnic Relations Committee of the Parliament
considered discussion of the bill unacceptable
Kiev. Mubariz Aslanov - APA. Human Rights and Interethnic Relations
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has put up for discussion the draft
law on the recognition of the so-called "Armenian genocide" submitted
to the parliament. Member of Committee, Deputy of Verkhovna Rada
Mustafa Jamil told APA that discussion of the bill in the parliament
was considered unacceptable in the discussions and sent back from
the committee.
Jamil said it was noted at the discussion that adoption of such
a document by the Ukrainian parliament contradicts the reality:
"Before such documents are adopted, historians should study them and
pass joint decision. At the same time, adoption of such a document can
undermine the friendship among the nations. Therefore, the committee
refused the bill".
In this regard, an official message signed by a group of deputies of
Verkhovna Rada was sent to the Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Congress. The
message says the bill was sent back and there is no need for any
dissatisfaction of Azerbaijanis, other Turkic speaking peoples living
in Ukraine.
The draft resolution was initiated by MPs Arsen Avakov (Yulia
Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party) and Vilen Shatvoryan
(the ruling Party of Regions) and registered at the secretariat.
The draft law notes that the Verkhovna Rada recognizes the mass
killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1922 as genocide
of the Armenian people and April 24 as a remembrance day of the
genocide victims.
After registration of the bill, UAC, Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Youth
Union and other Turkic-speaking organizations sent letter of protest
to the Verkhovna Rada and President of the country and noted that mass
protests will be held in the country if the bill is adopted. Deputy
of the Rada, leader of Crimean Tatar People M. Jamil stated that in
case of the adoption, he would leave the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland)
party and Crimean tatars will hold mass protests.
APA, Azerbaijan
July 30 2013
Human Rights and Interethnic Relations Committee of the Parliament
considered discussion of the bill unacceptable
Kiev. Mubariz Aslanov - APA. Human Rights and Interethnic Relations
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has put up for discussion the draft
law on the recognition of the so-called "Armenian genocide" submitted
to the parliament. Member of Committee, Deputy of Verkhovna Rada
Mustafa Jamil told APA that discussion of the bill in the parliament
was considered unacceptable in the discussions and sent back from
the committee.
Jamil said it was noted at the discussion that adoption of such
a document by the Ukrainian parliament contradicts the reality:
"Before such documents are adopted, historians should study them and
pass joint decision. At the same time, adoption of such a document can
undermine the friendship among the nations. Therefore, the committee
refused the bill".
In this regard, an official message signed by a group of deputies of
Verkhovna Rada was sent to the Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Congress. The
message says the bill was sent back and there is no need for any
dissatisfaction of Azerbaijanis, other Turkic speaking peoples living
in Ukraine.
The draft resolution was initiated by MPs Arsen Avakov (Yulia
Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party) and Vilen Shatvoryan
(the ruling Party of Regions) and registered at the secretariat.
The draft law notes that the Verkhovna Rada recognizes the mass
killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1922 as genocide
of the Armenian people and April 24 as a remembrance day of the
genocide victims.
After registration of the bill, UAC, Ukrainian Azerbaijanis Youth
Union and other Turkic-speaking organizations sent letter of protest
to the Verkhovna Rada and President of the country and noted that mass
protests will be held in the country if the bill is adopted. Deputy
of the Rada, leader of Crimean Tatar People M. Jamil stated that in
case of the adoption, he would leave the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland)
party and Crimean tatars will hold mass protests.