Egypt’s parliament has plans to include a draft resolution on condemning the Armenian genocide committed by Turkey in 1915 in its agenda, the head of the Armenian National Committee of Egypt said on Friday. Sputnik News reports.
“[Egypt’s parliamentarian] Mustafa Bakri briefed the members of the delegation on the stance of the Egyptian Parliament regarding the Armenian Genocide, affirming that they are preparing to present the resolution on condemning the massacres by Turkey to voting. He confirmed that it is a ‘shame stigma’ for Turkey and all other governments must also condemn that inhumane massacre,” Armen Mazlumyan was quoted as saying by Armenpress.
Notably in July, more than 300 Egypt’s lawmakers supported the request of journalist and member of parliament Bakri to vote on a draft resolution recognizing the genocide.
Around 1.2 million Armenians were killed or starved to death by the Ottoman Empire during and after World War I. Turkey has repeatedly denied accusations of committing mass murder of Armenians, claiming that the victims of the tragedy were both Turks and Armenians.
Armenia insists on the recognition of the Armenian genocide by the international community. The Armenian genocide has already been recognized by Russia and numerous EU countries, as well as the European Parliament.
