European Parliament members have started debate on a resolution by political groups commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

This resolution entered the Parliament upon the initiative of the Armenian National Committee and the French liberal deputy Jean-Marie Cavada, representative of Armenian Cause (Hay Dat) Europe Bedo Demirdjian told Armenian News – NEWS.am. It urges Turkey to recognize and acknowledge its past, while European states are called to acknowledge the fact of the Armenian Genocide.