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#21 Yervant1

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Posted 03 October 2015 - 06:54 AM

GERMAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA EVADES "GENOCIDE" TERM WHEN SPEAKING OF EVENTS OF 1915

by Marianna Mkrtchyan

Friday, October 2, 18:23

German Ambassador to Armenia Matthias Kiesler evaded the "genocide"
term when speaking of the events of 1915.

At today's press conference in Yerevan, Ambassador Kiesler said that
Armenian people have suffered much and it is not important what word
will be used to describe the suffering. In the ambassador's words,
the most important thing is that due to the commemoration events
Armenia was able to raise the international community's awareness. Now
everyone knows what happened in early XX century and no one denies
that fact no matter which states have recognized those events and
which states have not, the diplomat said.

At the same time, he failed to say whether the German Bundestag would
adopt a resolution on recognition of the Armenian Genocide and why the
adoption is constantly delayed. However, he recalled that Bundestag
held debates on that issue in April and that German President Joachim
Gauck delivered a speech in Berlin on April 23.

When asked whether the delay is connected with the close trade and
economic cooperation between Turkey and Germany, the ambassador
qualified such questions as speculation.

As regards the Armenian-Turkish normalization, Ambassador Kiesler
said that Germany attaches much importance to that issue. He noted
that the German Government supports a number of programs aimed at
establishing contacts between the Armenian and Turkish societies.

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Posted 13 October 2015 - 10:13 AM

IAGS CALLS ON GERMAN BUNDESTAG TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

October 13, 2015 - 14:29 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Association of Genocide Scholars
(IAGS) sent a letter to the German Bundestag calling on them to
recognize the Genocide "of the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek populations
of the Ottoman Empire." The letter reads with slight reductions:

"We write to you as the past presidents of the International
Association of Genocide Scholars, the largest body of scholars who
study genocide, concerning the resolution on the Armenian Genocide
that may be before you now.

The German government's engagement with the Armenian Genocide is
vitally important to the international perspective in the aftermath
of this history. The German Bundestag's non-binding resolution of
June 2005 concerning the annihilation of the Armenians in Turkey
provides an important context for the new proposal that is now being
considered in the Foreign Committee of the Bundestag.

In order for progress toward reconciliation to be made between Turkey
and the Armenian Republic and the Armenian people, acknowledgement of
the historical facts about one of the most devastating human rights
atrocities of the modern era must be made.

Furthermore, the 2005 resolution read: "The German Bundestag honors
and commemorates the victims of violence, murder and expulsion
among the Armenian people before and during the First World War. The
Bundestag deplores the deeds of the Young Turkish government in the
Ottoman Empire that resulted in the almost total annihilation of the
Armenians in Anatolia. It also deplores the inglorious role played
by the German Reich which had made no attempt to intervene and stop
these atrocities."

German documents on the Armenian Genocide are an important part of the
historical record. The documentary scholarship of Johannes Lepsius
, the collection of eyewitness photographs of Armin T. Wegner,
the eyewitness accounts of numerous German diplomats, officers,
missionaries, nurses, engineers and railway workers, and the massive
collection of German diplomatic correspondence in the archives of
the German Foreign Office, and in Wolfgang Gust's major collection
of foreign office records: The Armenian Genocide: Evidence from the
German Foreign Office Archives, 1915-1916, all constitute a significant
part of the international historical record.

Germany, more than any country in the 20th century, has dealt with
the aftermath of Genocide with exemplary courage and moral reckoning.

Germany has been a world leader in its ability to face its past,
create a powerful culture of historical memory and deal with issues
of recompense and social justice in the wake of the Holocaust. Thus,
a statement from Germany affirming the historical facts and historical
record of the Ottoman Turkish genocide against more than 3 million
Christians--including more than a million Armenians according to
the estimate of the German Embassy in Constantinople in October,
1916--would have great moral significance for this centennial moment.

We call on German legislators in this centennial year of 2015 to
officially resolve in written form the forceful legal opinions
made by speakers of all parliamentary factions on, April 24, 2015,
confirming the genocide against the Armenian, Assyrian and Greek
populations of the Ottoman Empire. We believe German leadership will
help Turkey address its own struggles with historical memory and will
help support progressive forces inside Turkey, and Turkey's forward
progress as a proud nation."

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Posted 15 October 2015 - 01:01 PM

GERMAN HISTORIAN: HAD ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BEEN CONDEMNED 100 YEARS AGO, SITUATION IN MIDDLE EAST WOULD BE DIFFERENT

12:46, 15 October, 2015

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, ARMENPRESS. German writer and historian Michael
Hesemann has been studying the Armenian Genocide for 20 years and has
an analysis of 3500-pages. Hesemann said during his conversation with
"Armenpress" that the issue had been studied from all the angles
and there was no doubt that the massacres occurring 100 years ago
were genocide.

"I think, that Bundestag must immediately recognize the Armenian
Genocide. German Chancellor Angela Merkel must not hesitate, as it
is an issue of great significance. I announced in Germany and repeat
once again that Germany is responsible. Of course, Germany is not to
blame so much as the Ottoman Empire but Germany was aware of what was
happening and did nothing. It is a responsibility and in my opinion
Bundestag must recognize the Armenian Genocide," Hesemann said.

He emphasizes that had the Armenian Genocide been condemned and
recognized 100 years ago, today's violence, crimes against humanity
in the Middle East would not have happened.


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Posted 15 October 2015 - 01:02 PM

GERMAN AMBASSADOR HOPES BUNDESTAG WILL ADOPT MORE PRECISE RESOLUTION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

13:46, 15 October, 2015

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, ARMENPRESS. Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Armenia is
hopeful that in the near future Bundestag will adopt a resolution on
the Armenian Genocide which will be more precise and forward-looking.

Ambassador Bernhard Matthias Kiesler told the aforementioned to
"Armenpress".

"There was a very heated debate in Bundestag on April 24 which was
also preconditioned by the address that President of Germany Joachim
Gauck made on the previous day. The words of the President of Germany
could not be overlooked, they had their result in German Bundestag.

The draft resolutions are being studied by corresponding committees,"
Matthias Kiesler said.

Ambassador found it difficult to say when the discussions would be
held as currently German parliament was busy with a more pressing
issue connected with big refugee flaw.

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Posted 15 October 2015 - 01:47 PM

GERMANY BEARS SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION

17:49, 15.10.2015

Germany, as Turkey's ally in the First World War, bears a special
responsibility for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

German historian and scholar Michael Hesemann, who has authored the
book titled Genocide against the Armenians, told the above-said to
Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In his words, Germany likewise has darkened the chapters of its
history by committing the Holocaust. Nonetheless, as per Hesemann,
it found the strength to accept and acknowledge what it had done,
and pay compensation to the Jews. According to the German historian,
this example should demonstrate to Turkey how the Armenian Genocide
issue can be resolved.

"We need to urge Turkey to acknowledge what happened and accept its
consequences by apologizing to all Christians; if someone asks for
forgiveness, he can be forgiven," noted the scholar. "On the other
hand, today's Germany does not do what it should have really done. The
politicians in [German Chancellor] Angela Merkel's camp are not in
a hurry to recognize the Armenian Genocide, in fear of losing the
support of the Turks in Germany. But instead, many [German] officials
openly call the genocide a genocide."

http://news.am/eng/news/290980.html



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Posted 16 October 2015 - 11:24 AM

Cowards, how many more times do you need to postpone? Excuses excuses!

DER SPIEGEL: BUNDESTAG POSTPONES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION DEBATES


16:23, 16.10.2015
Region:World News, Armenia, Turkey
Theme: Politics

The final discussion of the Armenian Genocide resolution at Bundestag
has been postponed for an indefinite period of timе, Der Spiegel
reported quoting its sources.

According to the daily, Christian Democratic Union and German Social
Democratic Union have agreed to postpone final discussion of the
resolution for an indefinite period of time.

Speaking in Yerevan on Thursday, Germany's Ambassador to Armenia
Matthias Kiesler said Bundestag is busy with the problem of refugees,
and it is difficult to say when new discussion on Armenian Genocide
resolution can take place.

http://news.am/eng/news/291179.html

 

 



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Posted 17 October 2015 - 07:21 AM

IS GERMANY SHOWING TOO MUCH DEFERENCE TOWARD TURKEY OVER ARMENIA?

Deutsche Welle, Germany
Oct 16 2015

Was the massacre of Armenians 100 years ago genocide? The German
parliament is hesitant to say it was. Is this because they don't want
to anger Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan?

That would be really be a serious case of political pragmatism:
according to advance reports from this Saturday's edition of the
Hamburg-based news magazine, "Der Spiegel" (17/10/2015), the German
government is going out of its way to win over Turkey. The report
says that the approval of the Armenian Resolution that was so hotly
debated this April in parliament will be postponed. It claims that
the governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union
(CSU) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) have "quietly" agreed to delay
the pending final reading of the bill for as long as possible. The
article does not name sources.

Other sources claim that the resolution has been delayed due to efforts
by the CDU. The opposition Green party insists that the parliament,
or Bundestag, must recognize the massacre of Armenians one century
ago as "genocide" before the end of this year. Green party leader
Cem Ozdemir criticized: "The coalition is stalling, but the clock is
running out, for the commemorative year is quickly coming to an end."

Gauck and Lammert speak out clearly

In April, parliamentarians observed the 100th anniversary of the
displacement and annihilation of Armenians at the hands of their
Ottoman rulers. According to Armenian accounts, some 1.5 million
members of the Armenian minority community were killed in what is
today Turkey, between April 1915 and 1917. Turkey on the other hand,
says that 300,000 to 500,000 Armenians were killed, and that just as
many Turks died during the same period. Ankara speaks of an atmosphere
of civil war and of famine.

Nothing infuriates Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more than
when the term "genocide" is used in this context. The resolution
of the Bundestag avoids any clear classifications of it. Bundestag
President Norbert Lammert (CDU), and Federal President Joachim
Gauck, on the other hand, did not mince words on the subject. Both
gave speeches this year clearly defining the historical incident as
genocide carried out on the Armenians by the Turks. Both instances
led to angry reactions in Turkey. "The Turkish people will not forget
German President Gauck's words, nor will they forgive him," was the
response that Ankara's foreign office released after Gauck's speech
in the cathedral of Berlin in April.

Merkel flies to Turkey

One thing is clear at the moment though, the German government needs
Turkey in tackling the refugee crisis. Turkey is an important - right
now the most important - transit country for refugees from the Middle
East who hope to reach Europe, and especially Germany. Currently, two
million refugees are in Turkey. Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to get
President Erdogan to cooperate more closely with the EU than he has
until now. The chancellor will fly to Turkey this Sunday to that end.

Merkel is thus meeting the Turkish president under difficult
circumstances. A Turkish-EU action plan agreed to this week in
Brussels stipulates that Turkey will improve the registration and
care of refugees in exchange for EU cash.

Announcements of Merkel's trip led to mixed reactions in Berlin: A
general election is being held in Turkey on November 1. This spring,
Erdogan's governing conservative Islamic party AKP lost its absolute
majority, and is now hoping to recover it. Germany's opposition Green
and Left parties fear that Merkel's trip could unwittingly turn into
an electoral boost for the president.

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Posted 19 October 2015 - 10:49 AM

ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ISSUE ON THE AGENDA OF MERKEL-DAVUTOGLU TALKS

12:41, 19 Oct 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and German Chancellor Angela
Merkel referred to the Armenian Genocide issue at a meeting Sunday,
according to a report posted on the German Government's official
website.

The parties talked about certain issues related to the year 1915
and the resolution pending at the German Bundestag, Davutoglu told
a press conference following the meeting.

Davutolgu reiterated his long-standing view that the issue should
be discussed on an 'academic level' by a commission of historians,
which would include German scholars, inter alia.

"We are ready to provide any assistance in this regard. We want of
course, to reach a historical reconciliation between Turkey and the
Armenia and are ready for any cooperation," Davutoglu said.

Chancellor Merkel, in turn, expressed gratitude for the "offer on the
Armenian-Turkish issue." "I believe we can and will continue our work
intensively," she said.

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Posted 28 October 2015 - 09:29 AM

GERMANY BAILS OUT TURKEY

Mirror Spectator
Editorial 10-31 October 2015

By Edmond Y. Azadian

Two nations have been the perpetrators of the two largest genocides
in the 20th century -- Turkey and Germany. There is much affinity
between these two nations. In annihilating their minorities, they only
outdid one other. During World War I these two nations were allies
and recent historical research has unearthed German culpability in
directing and monitoring the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

During World War II, Turkey was secretly assisting the German war
effort, until the Allies emerged as victors. Thus in a last-ditch
effort, Turkey's leaders were able to save the country from
disintegration by declaring a nominal war against the crumbling Reich.

Today, a new alliance is being forged between these two old allies.

Germany is a NATO member. It is also a member of the European Union
(EU), if not its driving engine. Most EU members have differing views
with regard to President Erdogan of Turkey. The common thread of their
approach to Turkey has been to stonewall that country's accession
to the EU. Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel always advocated a
"healthy distance" from Europe for Turkey. Germany's position was to
offer a special status for Turkey in Europe, but never full membership.

But recent political developments seem to have changed this policy.

President Erdogan played the role of the Sorcerer's Apprentice by
triggering a chain of events which he could not control; a civil
war by his instigation collapsed his domestic policy and his foreign
policy got stuck in the Syrian quagmire.

Although Chancellor Merkel is embracing Erdogan and Turkey with all
their burning issues, she could have been better served to opt for a
more prudent policy, had she heeded the warnings of one of the major
German papers. Indeed, in a long article, Der Spiegel, analyzing the
situation in Turkey, wrote, "Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- a devout Muslim,
gifted populist, modernizer and father of the country's economic
miracle -- is in danger of becoming an autocrat, one who is dragging
his own nation into civil war and stoking external conflicts. First,
he wanted to overthrow the Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, and then he
ignored the Islamic State (IS) for a long time. And now, he's been
fighting the Kurds, the West's only partner in the battle against
the Islamic extremists. Erdogan is reinstating old battlefronts and
stirring mistrust and nationalism. He is imprisoning journalists and
critics. And his soldiers are cordoning off and firing on entire
Kurdish cities .... [Turkey] is a country at risk of falling into
collective insanity, driven there by fanaticism, excessive nationalism
and bizarre conspiracy theories."

At the beginning of the 21st century, Erdogan has resorted once again
to the practice of ethnic cleansing, which his country experienced
in the 1930s under Ataturk and later under the dictator Kenan Evran,
following the military coup of 1980. Martial Law has been declared in
the Cizre region, foreign journalists are banned while the Turkish
army conducts indiscriminate bombing of Kurdish villages. In view
of all these atrocities, Chancellor Merkel has rushed to Turkey,
overturning her traditional policy of keeping away Turks in Europe
and promising expedited dialogue with the Erdogan administration for
Turkey's admission to the EU.

Erdogan's goal in resorting to his violent policy was to intimidate
Kurds at home to assure absolute majority in the parliament in the
November 1 election and to deflect the potential for the creation of
a Kurdish enclave along Turkey's borders.

The influx of Syrian refugees into Turkey was Erdogan's own doing by
instigating the war in Syria. Those refugees did not decide on their
own to abandon their native land to seek a haven in Turkey. Erdogan
himself displaced them, replacing them with Turkic extremists recruited
from Turkmenistan and Xingjian Province of China (Uighurs) to fan
the flames of his Ottoman dreams. Then the forceful Russian offensive
in Syria dashed Erdogan's plans, giving an additional excuse for him
to cry wolf in Germany. After Erdogan's visit, Angela Merkel flew to
Ankara to reward Turkey for its crimes.

Erdogan encouraged these Syrian refugees to flood Europe, which was
ill prepared to receive and to resettle them. Two million Syrian
refugees have flooded Turkey, costing $7 billion in humanitarian aid.

Logic would have dictated punishing Erdogan for creating this
humanitarian disaster, yet politics are not based on that kind of
logic. In addition to encouraging Turkey in its dream to enter Europe,
Chancellor Merkel has pledged to help Turkey with $3.4 billion in
aid to compensate it for receiving and handling the refugee problem.

The online journal Strategic Culture Foundation writes in its October
22, 2015 issue, "Merkel's suggestion is that Turkey's integration into
the EU can be sped up, using refugee management as a bargaining chip.

'How can we organize the accession process more dynamically,' she
posed at a press conference in Istanbul. 'Germany is ready to open
Chapter 17 this year and to make preparations for chapters 23 and 24.'"

The Greeks have demonstrated a cowardly duplicity in front of Turkey's
assertive thrust into Europe, by grandstanding first and chickening
out later; once again Cypriot Foreign Minister Ionnis Kasoulides
has announced to the Associated Press: "Cyprus will not consent to
letting Turkey restart stalled negotiations to join the European
Union because Ankara has not done enough to help ongoing talks to
reunify ethnically split country." But on the other hand, Cyprus'
permanent representative to the EU, Kornelios Korneliou has stated
on government radio that the Cypriot administration could agree to
EU talks on its economy and monetary policy.

Germany is once again in its traditional role of rescuing Turkey.

Merkel's blanket bailout to Erdogan can demonstrate how ugly politics
can get.

Should Germany go ahead with its reversal of policy Europe has to
embrace Turkey at its own peril.

While politics are being played on a grander scale, two Armenian issues
have already become the casualties of those policies. The first one
is the Bundestag resolution on the Armenian Genocide. It is true that
the German president, Joachim Gauck and Bundestag President Norbert
Lammert have given speeches during the course of the centennial year,
and they have defined the massacres as genocide without mincing words,
however, those speeches do not amount to an official resolution.

The German paper Der Spiegel, on October 17, commented on the issue
that the German government is going out of its way to win over Turkey.

The report says that the approval of the Armenian resolution that was
so hotly debated this April in the Parliament will be postponed. It
claims that the governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian
Social Union (SCU) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) have "quietly"
agreed to delay the pending final reading of the bill for as long
as possible. Ironically, the only group supporting the resolution
is the Green party, whose leader, Cem Ozdemir, an ethnic Turk, has
criticized the other parties by stating: "The coalition is stalling
but the clock is running out for the commemorative year, which is
quickly coming to an end."

Why is Merkel so anxious to embrace Turkey, Der Spiegel asks? "The
German government needs Turkey in tackling the refugee crisis. Turkey
is important right now -- the most important transit country for
refugees from the Middle East who hope to reach Europe and especially
Germany."

Whereas the refugee problem is a temporary issue, Merkel's political
expediency will result in sealing Europe's destiny permanently with
a Turkish banner.

The other casualty was of course the outrageous ruling of the
European Court of Human Rights on the case pitting Dogu Perincek
versus Switzerland, which saw that the racist Turkish politician was
let off the hook for his denial of the Armenian Genocide.

Much has been written about the issue, trying to salvage some positive
elements in the ruling. The matter of the fact is that the verdict
was clearly a political decision more than a legal judgment. To
justify that decision, politically motivated legal experts can split
hairs to demonstrate that the denial of the Jewish Holocaust can be
criminalized in Europe but not the denial of the Armenian Genocide.

We can remember the case of a UN resolution in 1975 defining Zionism
as a form of racism. Israel and its lobbyists fought for years and
through US muscle, the resolution was overturned in 1991. That is
how politics can shape the legality of these kinds of cases.

As we can see, Turkey is marching triumphantly through its disastrous
behavior with German crutches. We can only wish to God to help
Armenians and the Kurds.



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Posted 30 October 2015 - 10:09 AM

ZHIRAYR KOCHARYAN: GERMAN STATE POLICY HAS NOT CHANGED TOWARDS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

15:02, 30 October, 2015

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, ARMENPRESS. German state position on Armenian
Genocide issue is not changed and, as decades ago, even if German
Parliament adopts any resolution, then its content will be vague
and meaningless. A member of the committee for the Armenian Genocide
recognition, lecturer of Free University of Berlin, expert in Armenian
studies Zhirayr Kocharyan expressed such a view. As "Armenpress"
reports, Kocharyan is convinced that the draft on the recognition of
the Armenian Genocide will not be discussed in German Bundestag this
year. According to his information, it is not excluded that the issue
will be included in the agenda in 2016, but the possibility is big
that in the new draft as well "Armenian Genocide" expression will miss.

"Kocharyan reminds that Turkish lobbing is very strong in Germany.

Besides, Germany and turkey are allies. German-Turkish relations are
connected by strong ties in almost all the sectors and 4 million Turks
living in Germany have a serious influence on the foreign policy of
the country, especially when it refers to the issue of the recognition
of the Armenian Genocide", Kocharyan, adding that only foreign eyes
can imagine the fact that Germany easily accepted the Holocaust.

Kocharyan states that it was basically done by the pressure of Jewish
Community and by international Super Powers.

The expert in Armenian studies mentions that if the Bundestag
recognizes the Armenian genocide, it will be very significant, as
Germany is one of the biggest countries of EU and its influence is
very big. Besides, Germany will bear its share of responsibility for
the Armenian Genocide.

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Posted 12 November 2015 - 11:22 AM

GEOFFREY ROBERTSON: ARMENIANS CAN FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST GERMANY

23:06, 11.11.2015
Region:World News, Armenia, Turkey
Theme: Politics

Armenians can file a lawsuit against Germany, which tolerated the
Genocide, thus becoming an accomplice, Geoffrey Robertson, famous
British barrister and member of the team representing Armenia in ECHR
case against Perincek told Los Angeles Public TV reporter.

According to him, he expected Armenians to initiate the reparations
process long ago. Robertson also pointed out to the effective ways
of doing this. Specifically, Robertson said he once blamed Armenians
for not initiating measures for reparations but at last Cilician
Catholicosate filed a lawsuit with Turkish Constitutional Court to
return the church property which the Turks illegally took away in
1915. This, according to him, was the beginning, which he hopes will
have a successful end. For the further success of the reparations
process, Robertson proposed to also use the the Convention on the
Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), arguing
that the occurence was a crime against humanity.

In Robertson's words, Armenians can file a lawsuit against Germany,
since Germany was an accomplice in tolerating the Genocide: it could
prevent it but never did that. According to him, Serbia was held liable
for the Srebrenica Genocide on the same ground, since MiloÅ¡eviÄ~G
knew what was going on but didn't take any measures. Thus, Robertson
proposed to seriously think in that direction.

Referring to the comment that Turkey is one of the main NATO states the
partnership with whom is important for the West, Geoffrey Robertson
said that Turkey's value in the eyes of the West is undeniable,
but the historical facts are above all. According to him, Turkey can
close its airports for NATO States if they acknowledge the Armenian
Genocide, but the facts are undeniable.

Robertson also explained that this was exactly the reason why he named
his book "An Inconvenient Genocide," since the fact of the Armenian
Genocide causes many inconveniences to the West.

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Posted 26 December 2015 - 10:01 AM

HAYK DEMOYAN CONSIDERS UNACCEPTABLE BUNDESTAG'S "TRICK" OVER DISCUSSION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

17:35, 25 December, 2015

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS. International recognition process
of the Armenian Genocide is important, but not a goal. Director
of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan said about the
aforementioned during the final meeting of the year with journalists.

Referring to the processes of putting the issue of the Armenian
Genocide to discussion by Germany, Demoyan considered unacceptable
"The trick which is made in Germany." "It may be very difficult for
the German side to accept the relationship and complicity with Turkey,
but Germany is the country which repented and deeply admitted his
guilt during World War II for mass crimes committed against humanity,"
Demoyan said, as "Armenpress" reports.

According to him, German circles try to refer to the issue with two
faces. "One of them should be chosen: They either align themselves
with Turkish denials and accept their full complicity or realize their
fault and condemn Turkey's implementation and denial of the Armenian
Genocide," Director of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute emphasized.

Referring to the ongoing processes in the Middle East, he noticed
that we witness a genocide which is conducted in the same region and
the same names, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, are sounded as it happened
100 years before.

As to recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide by
several countries in Latin America, Hayk Demoyan did not wish to
give an assessment mentioning that recognitions have some internal
and external political context.

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