Andrey Kovatchev, a Member of the European Parliament and the latter's Standing Rapporteur on Armenia, has called on the Belgian authorities to investigate the desecration of the Armenian cross-stone in Brussels.
"I'm appalled by this shocking display of hatred and violence! We have to stand together against such horrendous incidents! I call on the Belgian authorities to conduct a thorough investigation of this hate crime!" Kovatchev wrote on Twitter.
Earlier, the Armenian embassy in Belgium informed about the act of vandalism against the Armenian cross-stone installed at Henri Michaux Square in Brussels—and in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. The embassy had stressed that such actions, which are vivid manifestations of Armenophobia and intolerance, are incompatible with universal values.