GARMAN PRESIDENT COULD USE THE WORD ‘GENOCIDE’ ON APRIL 23
16:31, 17 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
German President Joachim Gauck could use the word “genocide” at
a memorial service at the Berlin Cathedral on Thursday, April 23,
according to the German Tages Spiegel.
According to the paper, for weeks, the centre-right alliance and the
Social Democratic Party (SPD) have debated whether to clearly define
the 1915 Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
At the invitation of Christian churches in Germany, Gauck will
participate in an ecumenical service on 23 April in the Berlin
Cathedral, in remembrance of the “genocide perpetrated against
Armenians, Arameans and Greeks of Pontos”.
Following the ceremony, the German President will make a brief speech.
In coalition circles, his acceptance, alone, has been interpreted
as a clear sign that Gauck will call the genocide by name, without
respect for diplomatic considerations.
In that case, the centre-right alliance and SPD will face the threat of
disgrace. On the following day, the 100th anniversary of the genocide,
the coalition plans to introduce and discuss the toned-down version of
its request in the Bundestag. Shortly after, the Green and Left parties
will accuse the coalition of moral cowardice and opportunism, in all
probability referring to the President’s words in the same breath.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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