A previous demonstration against the Armenian genocide in The Hague Photo Reuters / Jerry Lights
Today in The Hague on Spuiplein hundreds of people come together to commemorate the nearly one hundred years ago the Armenian genocide began. There were, according to a spokesman for the organization some 1500 people in the square. Among those present were some MPs. Press service reported that ANP.
Among the speakers were the politicians Harry van Bommel (SP), Kees van der Staaij (SGP), Joel Voordewind (Christian Union) and Harm Beertema (PVV). Also, representatives of Armenian, Turkish and Kurdish organizations to speak. The meeting ended with a march to the Malieveld. Around it is the Turkish Embassy.
The route of Spuiplein to Maliebaan. The message continues below map:
The Armenian genocide began on April 24, exactly one hundred years ago in what is now Turkey. Between 800,000 and 1 million people here were killed. The European Parliament approved in 1987 the death of hundreds of thousands of Armenians as genocide. Parliament urges the Turkish government to do the same “as to pave the way for a real reconciliation between the Turkish and Armenian people.”
According to Ankara was not a genocide, but were Armenians war victims. The Turkish government usually responds to calls disapprovingly to recognize the genocide. Last week was a diplomatic row between Turkey and the Vatican when Pope Francis Armenian massacre called “the first genocide of the 20th century.
Monday memorial in the Netherlands continues with a concert at the Hague Great Church . All over the world Armenian communities have planned in the near future commemorations
Also in NRC Handelsblad. The Armenian issue (€)
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