Bundestag is set to vote on an a motion for recognition of the Armenian Genocide  on June 2, quoted Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) First Secretary Michael Grosse-Brömer as saying, reports.
Speaking to AFP, Green Party Co-Chair Cem Özdemir said: “We would like this motion to be brought to Bundestag sooner. However, there is something more important than the date, which is the fact that all political parties will speak the same.”
Ă–zdemir also said, “Finally, there will be a clear and explicit statement in Bundestag. Yes, the name of the crime committed against Armenians in Ottoman era is genocide. Moreover, Germany is also responsible for it.”
“Christian Democratic Union keeps its promise. There is no turning back now,” Özdemir said.
Green Party , but the voting was postponed, since coalition parties Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) demanded a common motion.
for the first time, but there was no voting. While the government avoided using the term “genocide”, President Joachim Gauck and President of Bundestag Norbert Lammert openly used the word “genocide” to describe the events of 1915.
At a recent meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan Chancellor Angela Merkelassured the bill would be brought to Parliament.