YEREVAN, JUNE 2, ARMENPRESS. Sooner or later or international political leaderships must recognize the Armenian Genocide, if they do not want new genocides to happen, Vice President of Republic of Armenia National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov told the journalists after the RPA Executive Body meeting, commenting on the adoption of the resolution recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide by the German Bundestag. “The adoption of the resolution by the Bundestag opens new doors for recognitions and closes doors before denialism. Unfortunately, the Turkish leadership is not ready to face its own history”, “Armenpress” reports Sharmazanov saying.

Sharmazanov added that he held a phone conversation with the Bundestag Vice President Bulmahn. “I highly appreciated the position of the German MPs and once again stated that here the key issue is that a country that was an ally for Turkey during the World War I, recognized the Armenian Genocide”, Eduard Sharmazanov said.

To the remark that Armenian-Turkish relations will deteriorate further, Sharmazanov mentioned that it was Turkey who cancelled the Armenian-Turkish protocols. “Turkey brought forward preconditions; therefore, Turkey must take steps for reconciliation”, Sharmazanov said, adding that Turkey does vice de versa by recalling its Ambassador from Germany.  

The German Bundestag adopted on June 2 the Armenian Genocide recognition resolution, which is entitled "Remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and other Christian minorities in 1915 and 1916".

Only one MP voted against the adoption, and one abstained.

Speakers were unanimously stressing the need of facing the past, also for contributing the reconciliation between Armenia and Turkey.