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    EU PARLIAMENT RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    Arutz Sheva, Israel
    April 16 2015

    Following Pope Francis's lead, EU lawmakers vote overwhelmingly to
    recognize genocide in move likely to trigger Turkish anger.

    By Ari Soffer

    The European Union parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of
    recognizing the mass-murder of Armenians by Ottomoan Turkey in 1915
    as a genocide.

    The decision to recognize the genocide - which saw more than 1.5
    million Christian Armenians perish at the hands of Muslim Turkish
    forces - is sure to enrage Turkey's Islamist leadership, coming just
    days after the Pope similarly recognized it, comparing the Armenian
    Genocide to other atrocities including the Holocaust.

    EU parliamentarians backed the motion, which stated that the "tragic
    events that took place in 1915-1917 against the Armenians in the
    territory of the Ottoman Empire represent a genocide," according
    to Reuters.

    Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian hailed the resolution, and
    said it sent an important message to Turkey - despite Turkish President
    Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowing to ignore the vote even before it was held.

    "The Resolution contains an important message to Turkey to use the
    commemoration of the centenary of the Armenian Genocide to come to
    terms with its past, to recognize the Armenian Genocide and thus pave
    the way for a genuine reconciliation between Turkish and Armenian
    peoples," Nalbandian said in a statement.

    Turkey denies the massacres amounted to a genocide, although it admits
    some killings of Armenians by Turkish forces did happen.

    While Armenia and several western states do recognize the genocide,
    most countries have yet to do so, mainly due to political pressure
    from Turkey.

    The EU Parliament also praised Pope Francis for his comments on Sunday.

    Speaking at an Armenian event at the Vatican, Francis told worshippers:
    "In the past century, our human family has lived through three massive
    and unprecedented tragedies.

    "The first, which is widely considered 'the first genocide of the
    20th century', struck your own Armenian people," he said, going on
    to name the other two tragedies as the Holocaust and Stalinism.

    The Pope also condemned those who attempted to deny such crimes had
    taken place.

    The European Union parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of
    recognizing the mass-murder of Armenians by Ottomoan Turkey in 1915
    as a genocide.

    The decision to recognize the genocide - which saw more than 1.5
    million Christian Armenians perish at the hands of Muslim Turkish
    forces - is sure to enrage Turkey's Islamist leadership, coming just
    days after the Pope similarly recognized it, comparing the Armenian
    Genocide to other atrocities including the Holocaust.

    EU parliamentarians backed the motion, which stated that the "tragic
    events that took place in 1915-1917 against the Armenians in the
    territory of the Ottoman Empire represent a genocide," according
    to Reuters.

    Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian hailed the resolution, and
    said it sent an important message to Turkey - despite Turkish President
    Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowing to ignore the vote even before it was held.

    "The Resolution contains an important message to Turkey to use the
    commemoration of the centenary of the Armenian Genocide to come to
    terms with its past, to recognize the Armenian Genocide and thus pave
    the way for a genuine reconciliation between Turkish and Armenian
    peoples," Nalbandian said in a statement.

    Turkey denies the massacres amounted to a genocide, although it admits
    some killings of Armenians by Turkish forces did happen.

    While Armenia and several western states do recognize the genocide,
    most countries have yet to do so, mainly due to political pressure
    from Turkey.

    The EU Parliament also praised Pope Francis for his comments on Sunday.

    Speaking at an Armenian event at the Vatican, Francis told worshippers:
    "In the past century, our human family has lived through three massive
    and unprecedented tragedies.

    "The first, which is widely considered 'the first genocide of the
    20th century', struck your own Armenian people," he said, going on
    to name the other two tragedies as the Holocaust and Stalinism.

    The Pope also condemned those who attempted to deny such crimes had
    taken place."

    http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/194143#.VTBAe5scSP8


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