Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag told parliament on Thursday that her cabinet will send a member to Armenia in April to commemorate the Genocide
THE HAGUE—The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a resolution, with the support of all parties, to recognize the Armenian Genocide. This legislation is a more definitive recognition of the crime, which was recognized in 2004 through another resolution.
Last week, two motions were introduced in the Tweede Kamer—the Dutch legislature—by the Christian Union Party calling on a definitive recognition of the Armenian Genocide and mandating the visit by the country’s foreign minister to Yerevan in April when commemoration of the Armenian Genocide is held at Dzidzernagapert.
Earlier Thursday, during a presentation to parliament, Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag said that a member of the cabinet will represent the Netherlands in April in Armenia for the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. She was quick to point out, however, that the visit should not be construed as the cabinet’s affirmation that the events of 1915 constitute genocide.
Kaag said the visit would be about showing respect in a dignified manner “for the terrible events of 1915.â€
