Genocide of Armenians will not be buried in oblivion, despite anything, Albert Wailer, German MP, said at the Public and Political Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide in Yerevan on April 23. Calling the massacre of the 1,5 million of Armenians as Genocide, Wailer said the German government lacks enough courage to recognize the Genocide of Armenians. He said that the world's scholars, parliamentarians, politicians have repeatedly called on Turkey to publicly recognize the facts of its history.
"We, Germans, committed a heavy sin in the 20th century. I am speaking about the Holocaust. They forgave us as we condemned our past. It was not easy, it took us great efforts, but we did it," the parliamentarian said.
To become a part of the European family, he said, it is necessary to face one's past. He called on Turkey, mainly, the intellectuals, to show courage and face the black pages if their past.