Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that the German government does not distance itself from the Bundestag resolution on Armenian Genocide recognition.
Merkel noted this on Friday, speaking with the German RTL Television. She “categorically denies” all other allegations, reported the German Deutsche Welle (DW) TV and radio company.
But moreover, according to the Chancellor, no resolution should be considered “legally binding,” as they are solely political positions.
Samwel Lulukyan, a representative of the Central Council of Armenians in Germany, however, harshly criticized this stance of Berlin.
“This is even beyond refusal,” Lulukyan told the Rheinische Post newspaper. “This is disgraceful and chaotic.”
He also asked how can an Armenian Genocide resolution not be legally binding, and he called this “wordplay.”
Raffi Kantian, Chairman of the German-Armenian Society, also expressed a similar view. Among other things, he expressed concern that, now, German schools will have less chance to discuss the Armenian Genocide, whereas the said Bundestag resolution advises the contrary.
This view of Berlin, however, has received a positive reaction within the Turkish government circles.