Dutch MPs recognise Armenian ‘genocide’

The Hague (AFP) – Dutch MPs Thursday overwhelmingly voted in favour of recognising the 1915 massacres in Armenia as “genocide”, in a move likely to further worsen already-strained ties with Turkey.

“The motion is accepted,” parliamentary speaker Khadija Arib announced after the lower house voted 142 to 3 in favour of the proposal “that parliament in no uncertain terms speak about the Armenian genocide”. It also agreed to send a cabinet representative to Yerevan in April for the commemorations of the killings.