YEREVAN. – Germany was not the country that had an openly pro-Armenian position, and Bundestag’s adoption of the resolution on the recognition of Armenian Genocide was a surprise to us.

Vladimir Vardanyan, international law expert at the Constitutional Court of Armenia, noted the above-said at a press conference on Saturday. 

He added that, with the passing of this resolution, the geographical scope of Armenian Genocide recognition has substantially expanded in Europe, and this is a serious factor, but this does not mean that the Armenian people should fall into euphoria.

“The thing that the German parliament has defined it as ‘genocide’ is extremely important from the legal point of view,” noted Vardanyan. “The recognition and definition of the fact is also extremely important.”

The international law expert, however, stressed that this recognition will have no legal consequences on Turkey.

The Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, on Thursday formally recognized the Armenian Genocide, with the aforesaid resolution and with only one vote against and one abstention. The resolution also notes that the Bundestag regrets that the German government at the time did nothing to stop this crime against humanity, and therefore the Bundestag also acknowledges the respective historical accountability of Germany.