Commission for foreign relations of the Belgian Chamber of Deputies has started its meeting to discuss draft resolutions on the Armenian Genocide submitted by different parties, RTBF reported.

The parliamentary majority has introduced a draft bill for an urgent debate to adopt it at the plenary session before the recess. The draft bills were also introduced by Humanist Democratic Centre, Socialist Party and “Flemish Interest”.

Speakingt during the meeting Socialist party member Stephane Crusniere: “We've always said it's a Genocide. We shall not stigmatize a community and should work towards reconciliation.”

Meanwhile, Olivier Maingain expressed regret that Belgium was absent from the centenary commemorations of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan, European Armenian Federation for Justice & Democracy reported.

Last month Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel on behalf of his government recognized the Armenian Genocide that occured in the Ottoman Empire one hundred years ago.

The Belgian PM said he believes the 1915-1917 events  should be “considered a genocide".