Turkey strongly warns the German parliament against adopting a resolution recognizing the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as genocide, saying it could have repercussions for bilateral ties.
The German lower house of parliament is set to vote on Thursday on the resolution over the two years of slaughter from 1915, which carries the contested word “genocide” throughout the text.
“Germany is our friend and our ally where many citizens of Turkish origin live,” says deputy prime minister and government spokesman Numan Kurtulmus. “Germany must be careful concerning its relations with Turkey.”
“I do not think that the German parliament will destroy this relationship for the sake of two or three politicians” who put the resolution before the Bundestag, he adds.
Ankara has long lobbied Western allies not to recognize the killings as genocide and stepped up efforts last year on the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.
— AFP
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