IN NETHERLANDS TURKISH DELEGATION BENT HEAD TO MEMORY OF VICTIMS OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net - "I bend my head to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Turkey in 1915," - a representative of the Turkish delegation and German union of opponents of genocide Ali Ertem stated the other day at a measure organized by the Federation of Armenian Organizations of the Netherlands, devoted to the 88-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. As reported by the Federation, according to "Arminfo" agency, in his speech Ali Ertem called to law and justice towards the Armenian people and criticized the Turkish policy of denial of the Genocide. Moreover, the policy of aggression and persecution continues in Turkey by now, he noted. The report notes measure participants addressed the Dutch authorities to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. The address was submitted for consideration by the Dutch parliament and government yesterday. In the course of the measure member of the European Parliament, vice-chairman of the Party of European Socialists Max van der Berg also delivered a speech. He noted the recognition of tragedies, which had taken place in the past, was a powerful means for preventing them in the future. The European Parliament annually publishes a report on the democratic situation in Turkey, which besides other things also critically examines the country's attitude to the past, he added.