Swedish member of the parliament Desire Petrus refuted the words ascribed to her by Azerbaijani media that allegedly recognition of the Armenian Genocide “is a mistake.”

In a letter addressed to representative of the Armenian community of Sweden Vahagn Avetian, Petrus wrote that she has not made similar statements.

“I said that, taking into consideration the stance of the Christian Democratic Party, recognition of genocides by parliaments is not a correct step as a whole. Similar decisions should be adopted by international courts. It would have been correct to recognize the Armenian Genocide. There are not any doubts with respect to it,” reads the letter of Petrus.

Earlier, Azerbaijani media reported that during a meeting with representatives of the Congress of Azerbaijanis in Sweden, Petrus allegedly stated that recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Swedish parliament is a “historical mistake.”