A joint-parliamentary meeting between Turkey and EU was delayed for a month by the Turkish initiative. According to different sources the reason among others was the motion filed by the European Parliament calling Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
However, as Hurriyet reports, Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission (KPK) Co-Chair Afif Demirkıran denied the information according to which the meeting was delayed because of Turkey’s opposition to this and other 441 motions, filed by the European Parliament Lawmakers.
Demirkıran stated that although the European Parliament’s Progress Report called for the reconciliation of Turkey and Armenia, the EU is "aware of Turkey’s red lines" on the issue.