Ankara’s reluctance to recognize and condemn the Armenian Genocide perpetrated in the Ottoman Empire is one of the reasons why Turkey is on the doorstep of the EU. However, it has no hopes to advance further, Ukrainian aspekty.net portal writes referring to censor.net.ua.

The portal recalls that Mustafa Dzhemilev, Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, has recently voiced harsh criticism against Armenian Genocide bill.  

Dzhemilev claims that the number of Turkic peoples in Ukraine is several times higher than the number of Armenians, therefore it is easier to spoil relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan. He is confident that more Crimea Tatars were killed during deportation.

“This is statistics provided by Mr. Dzhemilev. He will have this on his conscience,” the newspaper writes.

As informed earlier, a bill on the Armenian Genocide’s recognition was registered on June 6 in the Verkhovna Rada. Ukrainian parliament members Arsen Avakov and Vilen Shatvoryan are the persons behind this law proposal.

Ukrainian MPs, intellectuals, representatives of NGOs are actively supporting recognition of the Armenian Genocide.