EDITOR OF DRAFT RESOLUTION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CONVINCED THAT GERMAN
MPs WILL FOLLOW THEIR CONSCIENCES ON THIS ISSUE
BERLIN, MARCH 18. ARMINFO. The German-Turkish relationship is very
important to Germany and to the Federal Government. The governments of
Germany and Turkey have always solved their differences by mutual
agreement. We are convinced that German Members of Parliament will
nevertheless follow their consciences on this issue, says Mr Christoph
Bergner MP, the editor of the draft resolution on genocide, and
President of the German-Caucasian Parliamentary Group in the
Bundestag.
It is not the first time that the Turkish government has tried to
influence decision making in German federal and state administrations.
To some extent this is quite normal among friendly nations. We
endeavour to conduct a dialogue and to explain our position. Therefore
we hope that our motion will receive a broad backing not only in
Parliament but perhaps finally also by our Turkish partners.