SWEDISH MEP: I’M HAPPY ABOUT THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION FROM THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
04:28, 17.04.2015
Region:World News, Armenia, Turkey
Theme: Politics
The Armenian Genocide is an issue that the Swedish Left Party
(Vansterpartiet) has fought for both in Sweden and internationally,
Swedish MEP and member of Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and
Home Affairs Malin Bjork told Armenian News – NEWS.am.
The MEP said that she was very happy about the resolution from the
European Parliament regarding the Armenian genocide. “Indeed, it was a
resolution from the Swedish Left Party in 2010 that led to the Swedish
Parliament recognizing the horrific events in 1915 as a genocide,”
the MEP said. At the same time, Ms Bjork reminded that the Left Party
spokesperson and Swedish MP Hans Linde said in a press release: “I
am extremely proud and happy to have been involved in this decision,
which represents a major step forward in the reconciliation process
and means of redress for the victims of genocide and their survivors.”
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Armenian Genocide
Wednesday in Brussels, in which it calls on Turkey to recognize the
atrocities of 1915 as a genocide, confront its past and make efforts
for the actual reconciliation between Armenian and Turkish nations.
From: A. Papazian