YEREVAN. – Parliament of the Netherlands once again reconfirmed its commitment to universal human values, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said.

His comment came in response to the Dutch lawmakers' decision to reaffirm recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

“We highly appreciate the debates held today in the Parliament of friendly Netherlands and the decisions adopted as the result, which unequivocally reaffirm the recognition of the Armenian Genocide back in 2004.

With this step, the Parliament of the Netherlands once again reconfirmed its commitment to universal human values and the noble cause of prevention of genocides and crimes against humanity,” the minister said in a statement.