06 09 04 - TURKEY SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, GERMAN ARLIAMENTARIAN CONSIDERS

Jean Eckian ' www.jnhomage.com - ArmRadio.am
04.09.2006 13:58

"Turkey should recognize the crime committed against the Armenian nation during Ottoman rule," said members of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary German-Caucasian Friendship Group Yorg Taus.

The politician noted that Germany is interested in the stable development of the South Caucasus, ArmInfo reports. "Germany is interested in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan primarily from economic and political perspectives. By the way, the interest is not restricted to the existence of oil in Azerbaijan.

The region is attractive from perspective of strategic importance and closeness to Iran," he noted.

"Negotiations are under way between Armenia and Azerbaijan on the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, as well as the closed borders and the relations with Turkey. All the enlisted
aspects have negative impact on the development of relations," the German Parliamentarian noted, adding that Germany stands for the balanced development in the region. Yorg Taus is optimistic about the opportunity of settlement of the conflict between Armenia and
Azerbaijan.

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