Already in 1987 the Armenian Genocide was recognized by the most important European institution - the European Parliament, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian stated in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net. "The Item 4 of the Resolution on Political Settlement of the Armenian Issue says, "proceeding from the refusal of the modern Turkish government to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide committed in the past by the Young Turks… The absence of parliamentary democracy, violation of individual, collective and especially religious freedoms in this state appear as insurmountable obstacle for Turkey's accession in the European Economic Community," he underscored.

The Armenian Deputy FM remarked that some 20 years after the European Parliament resolution, in the context of the essential reforms targeted at the achievement of European criteria, this decision may be considered as a precondition for talks with Turkey.

"In the resolutions on Turkey's membership in the EU dated April 1 and December 15, 2004 and September 28, 2005, the European Parliament reaffirmed its position on the Armenian Genocide calling upon "the Commission and the Council to urge the Turkish authorities to acknowledge the historical fact of the Genocide perpetrated against Armenians in 1915 and to immediately unblock the border between Turkey and Armenia." Although the decisions of the European Parliament are of recommendation nature, they completely reflect the spirit of the European political parties and the public opinion in general," Arman Kirakossian said.