The German officialsթ§Չ-Չ§ statements on the Armenian Genocide suggest that the country is adopting new approaches to the issue, according to an Armenian expert.
Commenting on Chancellor Angela Merkelթ§Չ-Չ§s recentcall on TurkeyթԹ to confront its past and open the border with Armenia, Ara Papyan, the director of the National Academyթ§Չ-Չ§s Genocide Institute, said the country is very likely to express a more clear position on the issue in the near future.
թ§Չ-ժOne thing is becoming clearթԹ թԹ about Germany, judging by the statements of not only Merkel, but also other officials. I see Germany adopting a new approach to the Genocide issue,թ§Չ-Թ he told reporters on Wednesday.
The expert said that Germany, which has itself had a difficult history, is voicing such an opinion considering its past, urging a country wishing to join the EU to admit the dark pages of its history.
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Armenian News – Tert.am
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