Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tanju Bilgiç, in Response to a Question Regarding the Expulsion of Mahinur Özdemir, Deputy of Brussels-Capital Region, from Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH)
QA-18, 31 May 2015
We are deeply worried that in Belgium, the Humanist Democratic Centre (CDH)expelled Mahinur Özdemir, a deputy of Brussels-Capital Region, from the party yesterday (29 May) for not recognizing the “Armenian genocide”.
We are astonished by this decision of a political partycontradicting the democratic values in Belgium, a country withdeep-rooted traditions of democracy.
It is obvious that expelling an elected MP from her party will not contribute to the integration of 220,000 people of Turkish descent,most of whom are Belgian citizens by disregarding freedom of expression, one of the fundamental principles of Europe.
Such exclusionist stances sowing discord among the society will not resolve but further deepen integration problems in Europe. We call on all Belgian institutions, particularly the political party in question, to refrain from attitudes which would result in polarization in the society, and we invite them to act with common sense.
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