Germany misses chance to be intermediary over the Armenian issue

Head of the Armenian Studies Department at The Turkish Historical Society, Doctor Hikmet Ozdemir, said that Germany has missed its chance to become a mediator in the so-called Armenian genocide issue. In his words, the decision over the Bundestag passing an Armenian Genocide Resolution was a unilateral one and one that did not take into account Turkey's opinion on the issue. Commenting on this subject, Ozdemir said, "Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan had suggested that Mr. Ozdemir go to Berlin to clear out the Turkey's stand, however the German party refused it." "If anyone presents a document from which it follows that the Ottoman Turkish Government had planned annihilation of Armenians, then he will recognize it himself." Ozdemir also siad that during the events of the so-called genocide, Armenians fought against Turks and the deportation of Armenians became necessary while considering the possibility of a war. "The Turkish Government took care of civilians and even banishment was postponed from winter till spring not to expose people to danger. The mass death of Armenians was a result of the chaos of the war, the weather and other circumstances," addded OzdemirÂ