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.

On 2 June, the German Parliament is going to accept the term “genocide” in relation to the mass killings of Armenians during the First world war on the Ottoman Empire controlled territories, and to condemn these actions.

According to Erdogan, he discussed this issue with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “I think this issue will be resolved. The decision has been taken”, — quotes the edition of The Hürriyet Daily News.

However, some German parliamentarians have complained that in recent days received email threats and insults in connection with plans to adopt a resolution, reports Spiegel Online. In particular, we are talking about MPs with Turkish roots. So, the co-Chairman of party “Green” Jam of Ozdemir, the author of the resolution, in the Epistles it was called a “traitor”, “Armenian pig”, “Armenian terrorist” and even “Nazi.”

The Armenian genocide — systematic extermination of ethnic Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during and after the First world war. According to various sources, as a result of actions of the Turkish government in those years were killed from 800 thousand to 1.5 million Armenians.

Turkey denies the Armenian genocide. According to the official position of the authorities, the victim as you move the Armenians were unintentional.

The annihilation of the Armenians officially recognized the genocide, many countries, including Russia. In some countries (France, Switzerland and others) the Armenian genocide denial is a criminal offence.
[rushincrash.com]
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