BERLIN—Bundestag Member, Greens Party Co-Chair Cem Özdemir, was awarded Armenia’s Mkhitar Gosh Medal for significant contribution toward the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide at a ceremony in the Armenian Embassy in Berlin.
Özdemir was the author of a resolution that passed in 2016 in the German parliament recognizing the Armenian Genocide and condemning Germany’s role in the events of 1915.
On Saturday, the German Der Spiegel magazine published an expose revealing wiretap recordings that directly link Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the anti-Armenian protests held in Berlin a day before the Bundestag began debating the Özdemir-authored resolution.
Armenia’s Ambassador Ashot Smbatyan noted in his opening remarks that “Özdemir has proved with his work that in the present days tolerance and courage have greater significance in establishing mutual understanding between peoples than nationalist calls or isolation from other countries.”
Attending the event were high-ranking German government officials, members of parliament and foreign envoys.
Cem Ozdemir deserves the best,
He is a hero a true, brave man by all means
He worked extremely hard for the Armenian case…
Was never an easy job in a place where even Turks can kill him …
In Germany … it is still not a safe place …
Sylva~MD~POETRY
A grate man with a lot of courage. Thank you Mr Ozdemir. May God Bless you and your family.
Congratulation.