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SPANISH PARLIAMENT REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Tert.am
10.03.11
Spanish parliament has rejected a draft proposing to recognize the
Armenian Genocide, the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported.
The proposal was submitted by the Republican Left of Catalonia party
(ERC), with only the Basque Nationalistic Movement voting for the
draft.
Other parties at the Spanish parliament, including the ruling
Spanish Socialist Workers~R Party and opposition Peoples~R Party,
voted against the proposal.
The Armenian Genocide took place in the early 20th century when more
than 1.5 million Armenians living under the Ottoman Empire rule were
massacred and death marched in the deserts of Deir ez-Zore.
The Armenian Genocide was first recognized by Uruguay in 1965. As of
2009 21 countries and 43 US states have formally recognized it. The
US government has not, however, recognized it yet.
Turkey has not recognized the Armenian Genocide either, claiming the
massacres and the death marches did not constitute genocide.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
10.03.11
Spanish parliament has rejected a draft proposing to recognize the
Armenian Genocide, the Turkish news agency Anadolu reported.
The proposal was submitted by the Republican Left of Catalonia party
(ERC), with only the Basque Nationalistic Movement voting for the
draft.
Other parties at the Spanish parliament, including the ruling
Spanish Socialist Workers~R Party and opposition Peoples~R Party,
voted against the proposal.
The Armenian Genocide took place in the early 20th century when more
than 1.5 million Armenians living under the Ottoman Empire rule were
massacred and death marched in the deserts of Deir ez-Zore.
The Armenian Genocide was first recognized by Uruguay in 1965. As of
2009 21 countries and 43 US states have formally recognized it. The
US government has not, however, recognized it yet.
Turkey has not recognized the Armenian Genocide either, claiming the
massacres and the death marches did not constitute genocide.
From: A. Papazian