German MPs raised the issue of heavy weapons sold by Russia to Azerbaijan at a meeting with the head of the Armenian NA Standing Committee on European Integration Naira Zohrabyan .
The National Assembly informed NEWS.am that the Bundestag MP Ulla Yelpke, Hamburg parliament MP Martin Doltser, and the representative of Altona (Hamburg) Hassan Burgujoghlu attended the meeting.
Naira Zohrabyan introduced the crimes perpetrated by Azerbaijan during the first days of April war. She presented documents to the German MPs– pictures that confirm military crimes committed by Azerbaijan , and informed that the relatives of tortured and beheaded soldiers have already initiated a legal process to qualify the actions of the Azerbaijani forces as a military crime in international instances.
She stressed the importance of the work of the Armenian and German parliamentarians in the international structures , noting that , unfortunately , the work of the German delegation in PACE is somewhat constrained, because of the biased and pro-Azerbaijan position of some members of the German delegation.
They also discussed issues related to the draft resolution on the Armenian Genocide in the German Bundestag on June 2 . Naira Zohrabyan noted that Germany, which had the power to recognize the Holocaust , thus once again proving its strength, is simply obliged to recognize the Armenian Genocide , no matter, as it is a clearly evident today, how much Turkey has an impact on Germany.
German MPs also raised the issue of heavy weapons sold by Russia to Azerbaijan . Naira Zohrabyan noted that this is a rather sensitive issue in Armenia , which was referred to and still will be . Ulla Yelpke noted that their political authority , the Left Party is against the military actions. He emphasized the importance of a peaceful resolution to problems .
He also spoke about a need to include materials on Armenian Genocide in the German educational programs. Yelpken attached a special importance to their visit to Karabakh to get acquainted with Artsakh issues on the spot.
