German-Armenians plan to submit petition to Chancellor
14:17, 7 February, 2015
YEREVAN, 7 FEBRUARY, ARMENPRESS. Within the frames of the events
dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide,
German-Armenians are planning on holding a protest near the Turkish
Embassy and organizing a march to the residence of the German
Chancellor to submit a petition. The Berlin-based Genocide Recognition
Task Force (GRTF) has also planned other events. This is what
Professor of the Free University of Berlin, member of the
Armenian Genocide Centennial Germany Committee, Dr. Jirair Kocharian
said in an interview with “Armenpress”.”The events will be held in
different cities across the country. From February 11 to May 28, there
will be a photo exhibition at the Anna Frank Educational Institution
in Frankfurt, and German scholar, Armenologist Tessa Hoffman will give
a lecture. On April 11, the translated versions of martyred writers
will be read during an event that we will organize with the Armenian
Church Union in Berlin. On April 18, the GRTF will organize a
commemorative vigil in front of the Turkish Embassy, as well as a
march to the residence of the Chancellor to submit a petition. On
April 24, two lectures will be given at the Marien Church in central
Berlin. The ceremonies will continue all week long,” Kocharian said in
detail.
According to Kocharian, the presence of the nearly 4 million Turks,
some of which are already citizens of Germany, as well as the
country’s political and economic interests and Turkey being an ally to
NATO serve as a reason for Germany’s position on the Armenian
Genocide. He recalls that in its decision in 2005, the Bundestag still
didn’t use the terms “Genocide” and “Deportation”, saying that Germany
signed the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide on 22 February 1955 and that has a regressive force.
“Of course, this is just an excuse; otherwise, this law should have
applied to the Holocaust as well,”Kocharian underscored. According to
him,
Germany is escaping from responsibility for being an imperial
accomplice to sultan Turkey during WWI.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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