YEREVAN, JUNE 8, ARMENPRESS: Turkey exerted pressure on the deputies of the Bundestag in April in the Armenian Genocide issue, though the determined position of the German's President managed to make some changes in the German political stance. Though the discussion of the Armenian Genocide resolution was postponed in the Bundestag for several times, the Doctor of History, Professor and German Studies expert Ashot Hayruni assures that the process has not been completed yet.

Armenpress reports that during the meeting held on June 8 Hayruni said that it is anticipated that the issue will be debated in the Bundestag before the vacation and will last by the second half of July.

“There are both acceptable and at the same time unacceptable elements in the resolution. If we compare it with that of 2005, this resolution is several steps ahead certainly, but there are issues which are still disputable. For example, the resolution recognizes the uniqueness and specificity of the Holocaust and it seems that this uniqueness is in contrast to the Armenian and other genocides. The resolution says that the demolition of the Armenians must become a training material in the context of the ethnic conflicts study. In this case the term “ethnic conflict” is not right and it should have been “ethnic cleansing””, - said Ashot Hayruni, adding that the Turkish side will continue making certain efforts so that the resolution is not adopted.