SWEDISH PARLIAMENT RECOGNIZED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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March 11 2010
Armenia
Majority of Swedish parliament voted in favor of resolution describing
the mass killings of Armenians and other Christian minorities in
modern Turkey by the end of World War I as genocide, Swedish media say.
Thus, parliament went against the government, having the red-green
opposition suggesting the resolution for discussion. The non-socialist
parties threw the proposal reasoning that politicians are not going
to write the history. However, a number of conservative MPs voted for
the resolution, which resulted in motion passing by a casting vote —
131 against 130.
"Now I assume that Foreign Minister Carl Bildt respects the decision
of Parliament and to the Turkish leadership position in front of
Parliament, that what happened in 1915 was a genocide. There have been
reports that Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan visit Stockholm next week.
If it is true, I think it goes without saying that Bildt will address
the issue," said Riksdag member Hans Linde.
According to the experts, it may have been up to 2.5 million people
lost their lives, while Turkey negates that there was a genocide.
From: Baghdasarian