Czech Parliament law makers house recognized Armenian Genocide
ArmInfo. Czech Parliament condemned Armenian Genocide 1915 in Ottoman Empire, Tigran Balayan, Armenian Foreign Affairs Ministry Press Secretary Tigran Balayan informs.
Czech Parliament Law Makers House with 104 "for" voices adjudicated Armenian genocide, he wrote in his micro blog in twitter.
To mention, earlier the President of Czech Republic Milos Zeman has also condemned the Turkish Crime, stating that it was the worst cruelty of modern history.
Earlier the history of Holocaust and Armenian Genocide has been approved for school programs. To recall, the first country to recognize that crime against humanity was Uruguay. Genocide of Armenians has been recognized by 44 United States as well as by 23 countries, including Canada, Argentina, Switzerland, Russia, Belgium, France, Poland, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Greece, Cyprus, Vatican, Sweden, Lithuania. Switzerland, Slovakia and Greece have even passed laws criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide. The Genocide of Armenians was recognized also by the Council of Europe, European Parliament, the UN Subcommittee to prevent discrimination and protect minorities, the UN Committee for Military Crimes, the World Church Council, as well as New South Wales, San-Paolo, Seara and Parana (Brazil), Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Basque Country, Catalonia, Balearic Islands (Spain), Quebec, Kyiv, Uzhgorod, Izyum. Goloseevskiy region (Ukraine), Crimea. Turkey still denies the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915-1923. Euronest PA and EPP have recognized and condemned the Genocide of Armenians