Pan Armenian News
SWISS POLITICIAN URGES TURKEY TO ACKNOWLEDGE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
15.04.2005 04:53
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ During an event organized by the Armenian community of
Switzerland in Bern Chairman of the Christian Democratic Party of the Swiss
Federal Council (Bundesrat), co-author of the resolution on the Genocide
recognition Dominique de Buman called the Turkish government to recognize
the Armenian Genocide. With acknowledging the Armenian Genocide Turkey will
not compromise itself, he stated. To note, December 15, 2003 the Busdesrat
with 107 votes `for’, 67 `against’ and 11 abstainers passed the resolution
on the Genocide recognition, which says that Switzerland gives due to the
Genocide victims, the survivors and their descendants and contributes to the
prevention of other crimes against humanity. The Federal Council hopes that
the adoption of this resolution will contribute to the establishment of
lasting peace between Turks and Armenians if they come to common
understanding of the historical truth.