NATO delegate remarks on Armenian Genocide

NATO DELEGATE REMARKS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

A1 Plus TV, Armenia
Sept 15 2004

YEREVAN, 15.09.04. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday after
meeting with Armenia`s officials, head of Germany`s NATO delegation
Markus Meckel, said Armenia plays a key role in the stability of the
South Caucasus, adding that neighbors should maintain good relations
for common security. A visiting delegation of the Parliamentary
Assembly of the NATO member states arrived Monday in Yerevan. Meckel
acknowledged the Armenian genocide, and maintained it must be
recognized by the international community. Meckel, a lawmaker, is a
member of Germany`s Social Democrat party, and a former East German
Foreign Minister.