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GERMANY NOT TO RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BEFORE 2015
Alisa Gevorgyan
"Radiolur"
18:15 16.11.2012
Germany will not recognize the Armenian Genocide before 2015, Zhirayr
Kocharian, lecturer of Free University of Berlin, member of the German
commission on genocide recognition, told reporters in Yerevan today.
He noted that about 4 million Turks live in Germany today, many of
whom have joined different political parties.
Germany was Turkey's ally during World War I. There were 15 German
Consulates in Ottoman Turkey, which were well aware of the Turkish
plans of annihilation and deportation of Armenians. Germany did not
only fail to prevent the plans, but also did its best to conceal the
Turkish crimes in the future.
"Even after Taleat's murder, during and after the trial of Soghomon
Tehlerian the German Foreign Ministry was doing its best not to
politicize the trial and present the Armenian revenger as an insane,"
Zhirayr Kocharian said, adding that this policy of Germany continues
into today.
"The German Government is not going to recognize the Armenian Genocide
and condemn this crime before its 100th anniversary. About 4 million
Turks live in Germany today, 350 thousand of them reside in Berlin.
Turks have a serious weight in Germany and are represented in serious
structures," the lecturer said. He's confident that the Armenian
tsunami in Germany will not be that strong.
Zhirayr Kocharian noted that in response to all letters the German
Bundestag notes that "there are internationally accepted laws, and
this is enough."
Nevertheless, the Armenian Committee of Germany will continue its
work, trying to bring the truth to the German authorities, there is
no alternative to this.
"A non-condemned crime is a source of new crimes. "Armenia's security
is endangered as long as turkey has not recognized the Armenian
Genocide," Zhirayr Kocharian.
From: A. Papazian
Alisa Gevorgyan
"Radiolur"
18:15 16.11.2012
Germany will not recognize the Armenian Genocide before 2015, Zhirayr
Kocharian, lecturer of Free University of Berlin, member of the German
commission on genocide recognition, told reporters in Yerevan today.
He noted that about 4 million Turks live in Germany today, many of
whom have joined different political parties.
Germany was Turkey's ally during World War I. There were 15 German
Consulates in Ottoman Turkey, which were well aware of the Turkish
plans of annihilation and deportation of Armenians. Germany did not
only fail to prevent the plans, but also did its best to conceal the
Turkish crimes in the future.
"Even after Taleat's murder, during and after the trial of Soghomon
Tehlerian the German Foreign Ministry was doing its best not to
politicize the trial and present the Armenian revenger as an insane,"
Zhirayr Kocharian said, adding that this policy of Germany continues
into today.
"The German Government is not going to recognize the Armenian Genocide
and condemn this crime before its 100th anniversary. About 4 million
Turks live in Germany today, 350 thousand of them reside in Berlin.
Turks have a serious weight in Germany and are represented in serious
structures," the lecturer said. He's confident that the Armenian
tsunami in Germany will not be that strong.
Zhirayr Kocharian noted that in response to all letters the German
Bundestag notes that "there are internationally accepted laws, and
this is enough."
Nevertheless, the Armenian Committee of Germany will continue its
work, trying to bring the truth to the German authorities, there is
no alternative to this.
"A non-condemned crime is a source of new crimes. "Armenia's security
is endangered as long as turkey has not recognized the Armenian
Genocide," Zhirayr Kocharian.
From: A. Papazian