European Parliament votes to call Armenian massacre 'genocide'
The European Parliament has approved a resolution "to recognize the Armenian genocide" a century ago by Ottoman Turkish forces. Turkey has dismissed the resolution, which commends recent comments by Pope Francis.
The European Parliament approved a motion on Wednesday that commemorates the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians during World War I in 1915, labeling it a "genocide."
The non-binding resolution passed by a large majority with a show of hands
