President thanks Germany for adopting Armenian genocide resolution
03.06.2016,
12:44
Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan sent thank-you notes to the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck, Chancellor Angela Merkel, and President of the Bundestag Norbert Lammert on the occasion of the adoption by the German Bundestag of the Resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
YEREVAN, June 3. /ARKA/. Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan sent thank-you notes to the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck, Chancellor Angela Merkel, and President of the Bundestag Norbert Lammert on the occasion of the adoption by the German Bundestag of the Resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
The President expressed deep gratitude to them and to all German political and social forces which resolutely stated their position on this issue. President Sargsyan expressed confidence that the Resolution will have its unique place in the process of recognition and prevention of genocides.
“Adoption by the German Bundestag of the Resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide is a historic event. It is historic not only for Armenia and the Armenian nation, for Germany and the German nation but for the entire civilized world. It symbolizes the preeminence of democracy and all-human values and underscores Germany’s consistent role in upholding these values. This is a message to the entire world that crimes against humanity, even if one hundred years old, are not forgotten: they are being condemned for what they were, with a precise definition,” reads the message of the President.
German lawmakers passed overwhelmingly a resolution on Thursday, June 2, recognizing the World War I massacre of Armenians by the government of the Ottoman Empire as genocide, defying Turkey's warnings that the vote could hurt ties.
Put forward by the ruling left-right coalition and the opposition Greens, the resolution entitled "Remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and other Christian minorities in 1915 and 1916" also carries the word ‘genocide’ throughout the text.
In 2015 Armenia marked the 100 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the twentieth century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries. The first was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 43 U.S. states.
It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. ---0----
The President expressed deep gratitude to them and to all German political and social forces which resolutely stated their position on this issue. President Sargsyan expressed confidence that the Resolution will have its unique place in the process of recognition and prevention of genocides.
“Adoption by the German Bundestag of the Resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide is a historic event. It is historic not only for Armenia and the Armenian nation, for Germany and the German nation but for the entire civilized world. It symbolizes the preeminence of democracy and all-human values and underscores Germany’s consistent role in upholding these values. This is a message to the entire world that crimes against humanity, even if one hundred years old, are not forgotten: they are being condemned for what they were, with a precise definition,” reads the message of the President.
German lawmakers passed overwhelmingly a resolution on Thursday, June 2, recognizing the World War I massacre of Armenians by the government of the Ottoman Empire as genocide, defying Turkey's warnings that the vote could hurt ties.
Put forward by the ruling left-right coalition and the opposition Greens, the resolution entitled "Remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and other Christian minorities in 1915 and 1916" also carries the word ‘genocide’ throughout the text.
In 2015 Armenia marked the 100 anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the first genocide of the twentieth century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries. The first was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 43 U.S. states.
It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. ---0----
