"MEASURES TO PREVENT" ADOPTION OF DRAFT RESOLUTION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN BUNDESTAG TAKEN IN ANKARA AND BERLIN

PanARMENIAN.Net - Measures were undertaken both in Ankara and Berlin to prevent the adoption of the draft resolution "Commemoration day on occasion of the 90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide - Germany should contribute to the reconciliation of Turks and Armenians", stated Turkish MFA Press Secretary Namik Tan during yesterday's press conference. In his words, the adoption of resolutions on the Armenian Genocide recognition has not contributed to surmount problems available between Turkey and Armenia so far. N. Tan noted that official Ankara does believe that the German ruling coalition will not approve the initiative. "We believe that both parties attach much importance to the problem and will give a correct assessment to it thus preventing collapse of the excellent relationships between Germany and Turkey", Mr. Tan said. To remind, the other day leader of the Christian Democratic Union Angela Merkel submitted the above mentioned draft resolution, which was included into the April agenda of the Bundestag.