Erdogan has threatened Berlin the deterioration of relations in case of recognition of the Armenian genocide

The law on the recognition of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Empire in 1915, which can take in the German Bundestag, will damage the economic, political and military relations between Ankara and Berlin. On Tuesday, may 31, said the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports Reuters.

Armenian 'genocide' victims canonised. (La chiesa dell'Armenia ha santificato le vittime del Genocidio)

German President Joachim Gauck has described as "genocide" the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks, a move likely to cause an outrage in Turkey.

Ankara upset at Vatican for pope’s remarks on mass killings of Armenians

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Turkey has reacted angrily to the Vatican following a statement from Pope Francis describing the mass killings of Armenians during World War I as “the first genocide of the twentieth century” during a meeting with a delegation led by Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics on June 3.

“The Turkish Foreign Ministry delivered Turkey’s views on the issue and expressed disappointment to the embassy in Ankara and Vatican in Rome yesterday,” a Turkish diplomat told the Hürriyet Daily News on June 7.
Pope Francis described the mass killings of Armenians during World War I as “the first genocide of the 20th century” during a meeting with a delegation led by Patriarch of Cilicia of Armenian Catholics on June 3.