I’m happy for the Bundestag voting on the Armenian Genocide recognition, Minister of State for European Affairs of France Harlem Désir wrote on his Twitter page.
France continues to struggle for the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, he noted.
The Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, on Thursday formally recognized the Armenian Genocide, with the aforesaid resolution and with only one vote against and one abstention. The resolution also notes that the Bundestag regrets that the German government at the time did nothing to stop this crime against humanity, and therefore the Bundestag also acknowledges the respective historical accountability of Germany.