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  • AAE: Euro Parl. calls on Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide

    Assembly of Armenians of Europe
    Contact: Armine Grigoryan
    Rue de Treves 10, 1050 Brussels
    Tel: +32 2 647 08 01
    Fax: +32 2 647 02 00

    On its report on "Turkey's progress towards accession" the European
    Parliament calls on Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide


    Brussels, 15/12/2004 - According to the recent information received from
    the European Parliament (Strasbourg), the European Parliament voted the
    84 amendments to the report on "Turkey's progress towards accession" of
    the rapporteur Camiel Eurlings and adopted the final text of the report.
    Amendments regarding the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the
    Republic of Turkey, the recognition of the Greek Cyprus State, the
    minority rights (etc) were submitted to the vote by the European
    Parliament during the plenary session on 15/12/2004.

    The amendment 18 submitted by MEP Francis Wurtz and Dimitris
    Papadimoulis on behalf of the GUE/NGL group was approved by the European
    Parliament and will be included in the final text of the report:

    "Calls on Turkey to promote the process of reconciliation with the
    Armenian people by acknowledging the genocide perpetrated against the
    Armenians as expressed in Parliament's earlier resolutions with regard
    to Turkey's candidate status (from 18 June 1987 to 1 April 2004).

    In the same report the European Parliament calls upon Turkey to improve
    the situation of minority rights and protect their cultural heritage; to
    engage a constant dialogue with the European Parliament on women's
    rights in Turkey and take note in this regard of the resolution on the
    role of women in Turkey in social, economic and political life, etc.
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