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YEREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS. On the occasion of the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, co-chairman of the German political party Alliance '90/The Greens Cem Özdemirposted a statement via Facebook. As “Armenpress” reports, Ozdemir posted his last year photo in the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex and expressed hope that Bundestag will finally adopt the Armenian Genocide resolution in June.
“April 24 is the commemoration day of genocide against Armenians, Assyrians, Arameans, Chaldeans and other Christian minorities that happened 101 years ago in the Ottoman Empire.
Finally there are signs that Bundestag will adopt a joint resolution on the recognition of the Genocide and the responsibility of Germany on June 2”, Ozdemir wrote by hash-tagging #Aghet.
On April 24, 2015 discussions on the resolution on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide began in the Bundestag. Bundestag President Norbert Lammert called the 1915 historic events Genocide. However, voting on the resolution was postponed.
