April 22, 2005 - 12:25 AMT
GERMANY REDEEMS ITS FAULT TO ARMENIA
"Germany was an ally to Turkey during the First World War and did not protest against the exiles of Armenians, though being fully aware of it. Due to this very reason we are obliged to redeem our fault", chairman of the Green Party of Germany Fritz Kuhn stated, PAP reports. He called upon Ankara to establish normal relations with Armenia. After yesterday's debates on the resolution social democrats, greens and liberals assured that Bundestag has no intention to interfere in Turkey's foreign policy, but aims at the restoration of the historical justice. CDU representative Fridber Fluger noted that unwilling to stir up a conflict with Turkey the authors of the resolution avoided the term "genocide".