UK parliament to debate Armenian Genocide recognition

PanARMENIAN.Net - The UK House of Commons will debate a bill on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide on December 10, the Armenian National Committee of the United Kingdom reports.

The bill was introduced by MP John Spellar.

ANC UK described the move as "historic", which it said would help correct the 106-year injustice of Armenian Genocide denial.

On April 24, 1915, a large group of Armenian intellectuals was rounded up and assassinated in Constantinople by the Ottoman government. On April 24, 2021, Armenians worldwide commemorated the 106th anniversary of the Genocide which continued until 1923. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians as Genocide. Turkey denies to this day.