European Parliament building in Brussels
BRUSSELS—The European Parliament on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution calling on Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide by “coming to terms with its past.
The joint text – agreed by parliament groups on Tuesday– also calls on “those EU member states that have not yet done so and EU institutions to recognize it”.
The resolution states that Turkey should “start a genuinely transparent public debate with a view to recognizing the genocide.”
The resolution also urges Turkey to “normalize relations … with Armenia.”
Turkey’s Permanent Delegation to the EU immediately responded by tweeting: “In its latest resolution the EP has once again been successful in alienating Turkey and the Turkish people. It acted as prosecutor, judge & jury.”