BUNDESTAG’S DECISION ENNOBLES GERMAN PEOPLE, HEAD OF EUROPEAN ARMENIAN FEDERATION SAYS
BRUSSELS, JUNE 17, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The decision on the
Armenian genocide made by the German Bundestag on June 16 emphasizes
Turkey’s policy of denial. This step taken in the name of truth and
remembrance ennobles the German people and represents an important
step forward in terms of the full recognition of the Armenian
genocide by Germany. Head of the European Armenian Federation (EAF)
Hilda Choboyan stated this. “If Germany is responsible for not taking
actions to prevent the annihilation of Armenians, today’s Turkey –
the direct legal successor of the criminal regime – must accept full
responsibility for the Genocide,” Hilda Choboyan underlined. The
EAF takes the view that Germany’s experience in the recognition and
compensation of the genocide of Jews and Gypsies should set an example
for all the states that have commited genocides to follow. Hilda
Choboyan deems the resolution of Bundestag to be a political step that
reaffirms the European citizens’ demand for including the Armenian
genocide recognition issue on the agenda of the negotiations for
Turkrey’s joining the EU.