The Chamber of Deputies of Italy launches discussions over the recognition of so-called Armenian Genocide. This initiative caused discontent of the Turkish side.
The Italian Ambassador was called to Turkish Foreign Ministry. It should be noted that the Chamber of Deputies of Italy on Tuesday began discussing a document recognizing the so-called Armenian Genocide of 1915 allegedly committed by the Ottoman Empire, Azvision reported.
The heads of the Chamber of Deputies think that if Italy expressed hope that the adoption of the Armenian Genocide recognition initiative will lead to peace between the Armenian and Turkish peoples, Armenpress reported.
According to them, the purpose of the initiative is first of all to pay tribute to the victims of the crime.
The website notes that on April 8 Italy's Deputy PM Matteo Salvini made clear assessments over Turkey. "Turkey is not and will never be Europe. The membership process must be halted, it must be stopped completely. As far as I know, Turkey will never ever enter the EU, "said Salvini.
Yesterday, The lower house of the Italian parliament passed a resolution, calling on the country’s government to "recognize the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire and to draw international attention to the issue," Sputnik International reported.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry on April 11 strongly condemned the passing of a motion by Italy's parliament to recognize the 1915 events in Armenia as “genocide” Huriyyet Daily News reported.
“The motion of the Italian House of Representatives dated April 10, 2019, is a new example of the use of Armenian claims as a tool for domestic political interest,” the ministry said in a statement.
“We strongly condemn this move.”
"The Armenian genocide is a historical fact and not up for debate," said Senator Robert Menendez, who along with Senator Ted Cruz introduced the resolution.
