NAIRA ZOHRABYAN: ARMENIAN-TURKISH RAPPROCHEMENT CONTRIBUTES TO INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
12.03.2010 12:15 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ We hail the decision of the Swedish Parliament
to recognize the Armenian Genocide, Naira Zohrabyan , MP from the
Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group told PanARMENIAN.Net.
According to MP, the recognition of the Genocide by the Swedish
Parliament on March 11 and adoption of the Armenian Genocide resolution
by U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 4 showed that
the Armenian-Turkish rapprochement does not impede the genocide
recognition process, just vice versa.
Address of the Swedish MP of Armenian origin Isabelle Dingiryan
significantly influenced the decision of the Swedish parliament, Naira
Zohrabyan said. The NA standing committees on European integration
has already invited Isabelle Dingiryan to visit Armenia on 27 March.
"During this visit we will discuss issues related to Armenia – Sweden
inter-parliamentary cooperation, establishment of the Armenian-Swedish
Friendship Group in the parliament of Sweden," she said.
The Swedish Parliament adopted the resolution by a vote of 131 to 130,
recognizing the Armenian, Assyrian, Syriac, Chaldean and Pontic Greek
genocides. The motion also calls on Swedish authorities to work with
the United Nations, European Union and Turkey to secure international
affirmation of this crime against humanity.