28.10.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Two resolutions on the Genocide of Armenians were submitted for consideration on October 27 to the Italian Parliament, Turkish Daily News informs.
The first resolution, submitted by Deputy Giancarlo Paliarini, calls the Italian Parliament to recognize the Genocide of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey in 1915-1923. Presenting the resolution in the Italian parliament, Paliarini declared: “Ankara does it’s best not to allow the discussion of this resolution, speaking with threats to stop the economic and trade relations with Italy in case of adoption of the resolution by the parliament of the country”.
The author of the second resolution, Deputy Sandra Fey, suggests opening all the archives and aiming the scientists’ efforts at the establishment of the fact of the genocide. “We are parliamentarians and not historians, and we cannot give our assessments to historical events”, stated deputy Fey. She added at the same time that when submitting this document she was supposedly “threatened and subjected to censure on the part of Armenians residing in Italy”.
The discussion, and probably the voting on both the resolutions as well, will be held in the Italian parliament on November 7.
It should be noted that the members of the French Senate, representing the Communist and Socialist Party, also declared of their intention to enter a resolution about recognizing the Genocide of Armenians in the agenda of the French Senate likewise on November 7. -0-
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