Turkey pressured Members of the German Bundestag over the Armenian Genocide in April, but the German President’s resolute position was able to lead to certain changes in Germany’s political stance.

The German Bundestag has postponed the discussion on the Armenian Genocide Resolution several times, but Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor and Germanologist Ashot Hayruni assures that the process isn’t over yet. As reports “Armenpress”, during a June 8 meeting, Hayruni said the German Bundestag might discuss the issue before vacation and the process might last until the second half of July.

“There are acceptable and unacceptable elements in the Resolution. If we compare it with the resolution adopted in 2005, this is a couple of steps forward, but several issues remain disputed. For instance, the Resolution accepts the uniqueness and peculiarity of the Holocaust, and it seems as though the uniqueness is stated in comparison with the Armenian Genocide and other genocides. The Resolution states that the annihilation of the Armenians must become a topic for courses on ethnic conflicts.

In this sense, it’s wrong to use the term “ethnic conflict”. It should have been “ethnic cleansing”,” Hayruni said, adding that Turkey will continue to make efforts to make sure the Resolution doesn’t pass. Hayruni stressed that in this sense, the Armenian side must take steps to see the adoption of an acceptable resolution.

In this regard, Hayruni suggests publishing a handbook that will present the corrections that will help specify the positions of the Members of Parliament.

During an April 24 plenary session, the German Bundestag decided to send the drafts of the resolutions on recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 to the foreign relations committee for discussion. The session included nine speeches. In seven of those speeches, the MPs referred to the annihilation of the Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians by the Ottoman Empire in the early 20^th century as genocide. President of the German Bundestag Norbert Lammert referred to the events of 1915 as genocide.