Swedish parliament to mull Armenian ‘genocide’ bill - reports
A bill on recognizing the alleged World War I-era genocide of
Armenians in Ottoman Turkey will soon be put on the agenda of the
Swedish parliament, reports say.
The news has reportedly raised concerns among the Turkish parliamentary delegation visiting Stockholm.
When asked by Turkish journalists about the issue, Murat Mercan, chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly’s foreign affairs commission, who heads the delegation, expressed astonishment and dismissed the allegations. But his counterpart in the Swedish parliament argued that a resolution on the "genocide" will be voted on in the country’s legislature in a month at the latest.
Armenians claim Ottoman Turks killed 1.5 million people in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. Armenians residing in the Anatolia region started riots in 1890, which intensified during the war, and fought against the Ottoman army in support of Russia. In an effort to end stand-off, the Ottoman government decided in 1915 to resettle the Armenians to other parts of the country. Armenians claim their forefathers were subjected to "genocide" in the process. Ankara dismisses the claims and has offered to research the events through a joint commission of historians.*
The news has reportedly raised concerns among the Turkish parliamentary delegation visiting Stockholm.
When asked by Turkish journalists about the issue, Murat Mercan, chairman of the Turkish Grand National Assembly’s foreign affairs commission, who heads the delegation, expressed astonishment and dismissed the allegations. But his counterpart in the Swedish parliament argued that a resolution on the "genocide" will be voted on in the country’s legislature in a month at the latest.
Armenians claim Ottoman Turks killed 1.5 million people in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. Armenians residing in the Anatolia region started riots in 1890, which intensified during the war, and fought against the Ottoman army in support of Russia. In an effort to end stand-off, the Ottoman government decided in 1915 to resettle the Armenians to other parts of the country. Armenians claim their forefathers were subjected to "genocide" in the process. Ankara dismisses the claims and has offered to research the events through a joint commission of historians.*
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