Flemish Region Parliament adopts resolution on Armenian Genocide
The Flemish Region Parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution condemning the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire during the years of World War I and calling on the Turkish government to recognize it.
The Flemish Region is one of the regions of Belgium. The resolution was adopted almost unanimously.
Belgium recognized the Armenian Genocide in 1998. The Flemish Parliament’s resolution came days after the European Parliament adopted a resolution urging Turkey to recognize the Genocide.
The Armenian Genocide has been recognized and condemned by Uruguay (1965), the Republic of Cyprus (1982), Argentina (1993), Russia (1995), Canada (1996), Greece (1996), Lebanon (1997), Belgium (1998), Italy (2000), Vatican (2000), France (2001), Switzerland (2003), Slovakia (2004), The Netherlands (2004), Poland (2005), Germany (2005), Venezuela (2005), Lithuania (2005), Chile (2007), Sweden (2010), Bolivia (2014). The Armenian Genocide has been recognized by the Vatican, the European Parliament and the World Council of Churches. 43 of 50 U.S. states have recognized and condemned the Armenian Genocide. Parliaments of several European countries have adopted laws criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide. Turkey, however, denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide.