Commission for foreign relations of the Belgian Chamber of Deputies has adopted resolution on the Armenian Genocide. This was reported by the European Armenian Federation for Justice Democracy.
The draft resolution presented by parliamentary majority has been adopted.
The parliamentary majority has introduced a draft bill for an urgent debate to adopt it at the plenary session before the recess. The draft bills were also introduced by Humanist Democratic Centre, Socialist Party and “Flemish Interest”.
Last month Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on behalf of his government recognized the Armenian Genocide that occured in the Ottoman Empire one hundred years ago.
The Belgian PM said he believes the 1915-1917 events should be “considered a genocide”.