YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS. German political figure, a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament and the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee Renate Sommer considers a good idea the inclusion of the Armenian Genocide in the curriculum of the German schools.

“The Armenian Genocide encouraged Hitler to start the Holocaust, and this shows that we should not forget what happened during the history, since otherwise, such horrible things may repeat. It is very important to have classes on this issue in schools”, she said during an interview with “Armenpress”.

She said the adoption of the Armenian Genocide recognition resolution by Germany will definitely serve as an example for other states.

“I think that it will be not only within the EU, but also globally, and as you know, many other national Parliaments have already formed the Armenian Genocide recognition resolutions, the EU also did the same in April last year. I hope many Parliaments will join Germany over this issue”, Renate Sommer said. She considered unacceptable Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s response on this issue.

“No one, in particular, the President of a foreign state cannot dictate the German Parliamentarians what to do, how to vote or ban them to say something. And one of the MP’s call to ban Erdogan’s entry to Germany perhaps shows that Erdogan has gone too far”, she stated.

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

Thereafter, Turkey recalled its Ambassador from Germany, then blamed the Bundestag MPs with Turkish origins which created a huge complaint against Turkey within the Bundestag.  

On June 16 discussions were being held in Germany over the inclusion of the Armenian Genocide in the educational program.