On the occasion of the 106-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Bundestag Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki sent a video message. He stated that remembering the Genocide and commemorating its victims requires constant work.
“Today we commemorate the massacres of hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. Remembrance of this genocide and commemoration of the victims requires constant work. But we should not only look at the past, but also the present and future.
I, as a citizen of the European Union, have realized that nations who have been warring against each other for decades can reach co-existence.
“I hope that reconciliation will happen between Armenia and Turkey as well. It is desirable that Turkey becomes the one to make the first step. Displaying sufficient conscious over this matter is as important as remembering the genocide,” Kubicki added.
