Following a meeting Tuesday with Turkish Minister for the EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis, president of the European Parliament Martin Schulz told media that the minister should face his country's genocidal past.
Bagis is currently under investigation in Switzerland on whether he should face charges for recent statements he has made is which he denies that the Armenian Genocide took place.
Bagis himself refused reporters questions on the issue saying: "Switzerland is not a member of the EU and I will not spend one second to talk about non EU issue".
Schulz restated the position of the European Parliament, which in a resolution in 2005 called on Turkey to "recognize the Armenian genocide and considers this recognition to be a prerequisite for accession to the European Union."
Armenian News
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