Pan Armenian News
INFORMATION ON POSTPONEMENT OF CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT RESOLUTION ON ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE IN BUNDESTAG NOT TRUE
11.04.2005 02:47
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The German Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social
Union’s initiative entitled `The day of commemoration of Armenians on
occasion of 90-th anniversary of the massacres on April 24, 1915: Germany
should contribute to reconciliation of Turks and Armenians’ will be
submitted to the consideration of Bundestag April 21 or 22, author of the
resolution, President of German-Caucasian parliamentary group Christoph
Bergner stated, Arminfo Agency reports. In his words, the information was
spread by the Turkish media that the consideration has been postponed for an
uncertain term does not correspond to reality. `The first reading is
scheduled for April 21 or 22 after what the Committee for International
Policy will the discuss the issue. The parliament is expected to come to
final decision till summer’, Mr. Bergner said. To remind, according to
reports of Turkish media, the consideration of the resolution in Bundestag
has been postponed since the German party allegedly did not want to hurt
Turkey on the threshold of Gerhard Schroder’s visit to Ankara.