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11 April 2005 - 02:47 AMT

INFORMATION ON POSTPONEMENT OF CONSIDERATION OF DRAFT RESOLUTION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN BUNDESTAG NOT TRUE

The German Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union’s initiative entitled “The day of commemoration of Armenians on occasion of 90-th anniversary of the massacres on April 24, 1915: Germany should contribute to reconciliation of Turks and Armenians” will be submitted to the consideration of Bundestag April 21 or 22, author of the resolution, President of German-Caucasian parliamentary group Christoph Bergner stated, Arminfo Agency reports. In his words, the information was spread by the Turkish media that the consideration has been postponed for an uncertain term does not correspond to reality. “The first reading is scheduled for April 21 or 22 after what the Committee for International Policy will the discuss the issue. The parliament is expected to come to final decision till summer”, Mr. Bergner said. To remind, according to reports of Turkish media, the consideration of the resolution in Bundestag has been postponed since the German party allegedly did not want to hurt Turkey on the threshold of Gerhard Schroder’s visit to Ankara.