Turkey has recalled its ambassador in Berlin after German MPs approved a motion describing the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a century ago as genocide – a decision that Turkey’s prime minister said would “test” relations between the two countries at a sensitive time.
“The European Union has always taken pride in its role as a civilian and normative power apart from the military capabilities of its member states. Hence, as an organization, it has an overarching commitment to the peaceful resolution of conflicts.”
While Germany and Austria, as former allies of the Ottoman Empire, are today acknowledging their part of responsibility in the Armenian Genocide, the authorities of Turkey are continuing to obstinately reject the undeniable fact of genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire.
The German Bundestag adopted the Armenian Genocide recognition resolution, which is entitled “Remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and other Christian minorities in 1915 and 1916”.
Some historians argue that Germany, a close ally of the Ottoman empire during the first world war, was aware of the massacre at the time and supported it politically. The Bundestag’s resolution contains a passage acknowledging “the German Reich’s complicity in the events”, as well as six references to the Holocaust.
The country’s own cosmetic enchancement, carefully crafted by the European Azerbaijan Society, has seen it win support in high places. Prince Andrew is a regular visitor the country, where he is known as the “dear guest”.
“I am sure: the politicians in the Bundestag see it the same way and will not allow themselves to be intimidated. If one makes compromises for short-term political interests, then one ends up doing so again and again.
“Signing of the agreement will boost bilateral torusim and provide more beneficial conditions for mutual visits of the citizens of RA and IRI,” the bill reads.
Despite the Turkish pressures, with the joint initiative of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) and Social Democratic Party’s parliamentary fractions the resolution of the Armenian Genocide was put on the Bundestag agenda with a clear “genocide” word. Both coalition and opposition factions support the adoption of the resolution.
Armenian public opinion is gradually coming to the conclusion, that present-day governing system is not simply adequate to settle country’s issues, it’s not able to defend country’s physical security. Authorities should draw conclusion very rapidly and implement very serious systemic changes in the political system, as well as in the fields of economy and diplomacy
