YEREVAN. – The German Bundestag decision to recognize Armenian Genocide is not so much linked to this issue of the Armenians’ concern, as it is to a certain political line that has become dominant in Germany.

Russian Armenian political scientist Karine Gevorgyan on Tuesday said the aforementioned at a press conference in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan.

She recalled that the European Parliament is an advisory, but not a legislative body. Several years ago, the European Parliament had called for the recognition of Armenian Genocide.

As per the analyst, since this decision is solely advisory, the respective Bundestag resolution is linked to German domestic matters.

“To put it bluntly, this is a message that if you [i.e. the Turkish community of Germany] are German citizens but do not accept the decision of the [German] legislative body, bye-bye to you,” said Gevorgyan. “Germany has resolved its matters. The Armenian side received moral satisfaction, which is certainly very important. But one must be able to judge clear-headedly and understand that the decision was adopted to achieve one’s own goals.”

Moreover, Karine Gevorgyan noted that this was done very competently, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who declares that Germany is open to everyone, was not in attendance to the respective Bundestag session.

On June 2, the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, 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.