Turkey’s EU bid hinges on ‘genocide’ recognition: Swedish politician
A Swedish party leader has reportedly claimed that Turkey is to
recognize the developments that happened during World War I as
"genocide" against Armenians if it seeks to advance toward its
admission to the European Union.
The statement was made by Mona Ingeborg Sahlin, the leader of the Swedish ruling Social Democratic Party, Armenia’s public TV channel reported quoting Germany’s Deutsche Welle radio station.
This comes after the Swedish party passed a decision at its annual meeting denouncing the alleged mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman rule. In its statement, the party also maintained that, besides Armenians, Assyrians faced "genocide."
It is not ruled out that a ‘genocide" bill will soon be put on discussion at the Swedish parliament.
We recall that during the developments in the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923, Armenians had risen to a riot. They had taken up arms against Turkey and assisted Russia, one of Turkey’s enemies in WWI. To counter these actions, the Ottoman Empire passed a decision to resettle the Armenians. However, the latter claim that their predecessors were subjected to genocide in the process, while Ankara rejects the allegations and has repeatedly offered to study the issue through a joint commission of historians.*
The statement was made by Mona Ingeborg Sahlin, the leader of the Swedish ruling Social Democratic Party, Armenia’s public TV channel reported quoting Germany’s Deutsche Welle radio station.
This comes after the Swedish party passed a decision at its annual meeting denouncing the alleged mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman rule. In its statement, the party also maintained that, besides Armenians, Assyrians faced "genocide."
It is not ruled out that a ‘genocide" bill will soon be put on discussion at the Swedish parliament.
We recall that during the developments in the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923, Armenians had risen to a riot. They had taken up arms against Turkey and assisted Russia, one of Turkey’s enemies in WWI. To counter these actions, the Ottoman Empire passed a decision to resettle the Armenians. However, the latter claim that their predecessors were subjected to genocide in the process, while Ankara rejects the allegations and has repeatedly offered to study the issue through a joint commission of historians.*
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