Turkish nationalists protest in Berlin over resolution on Armenians

Deutsche Presse-Agentur
March 18, 2006, Saturday
13:05:49 Central European Time

Berlin

More than 2,000 Turkish nationalists demonstrated in Berlin on Saturday
in support of denials that a genocide of Armenians took place under
the Ottoman Empire in 1915.

The protestors demanded among other things the repeal of a resolution
passed by a unanimous vote in the German parliament last year that
called on Turkey to hold an open dialogue on the Armenian massacre.

The resolution has contributed to a rift between Germany and Turkey.

According to independent estimates, more than a million Armenians
were killed in the massacre.

A Berlin court on Friday allowed the demonstration to take place under
strict conditions, included not characterizing the Armenian massacre
as a lie in either speech or on placards.

The march had originally been banned by the police. dpa fse bk mga cb