YEREVAN. – The lobbying of the Armenian community in Germany is very weak; it does not have the strength and capabilities of the Turkish side.  

Zhirayr Kocharyan, member of the working group on the Armenian Genocide recognition in Germany, stated the aforesaid during a press conference on Friday.    

He reflected on the Berlin-Armenian community’s preparations in the context of the approaching 100th anniversary of the genocide.

“Our community tries to face the Turkish lobby through books and lectures. At the same time, the German intelligentsia and press [do] accept the fact of the perpetration of Genocide,” Kocharyan added.          

But he noted with regret that the Armenians are scattered all through Germany and there is not a German city where more than 2,000 Armenians live.

“The objective of our activities is not to achieve Genocide recognition, but rather its condemnation by Germany’s four million Turks,” Zhirayr Kocharyan stressed.   

To note, about four million Turks live in Germany, whereas the country’s Armenian community comprises solely around 45,000 people.