German MPs recognise Armenian Genocide
The vote was unanimous in supporting the resolution with just one MP voting against and another one abstaining, Panarmenian reports.
Titled “Remembrance and commemoration of the Genocide of Armenians and other Christian minorities in the years 1915 and 1916,” the resolution passed with support from all the parties in Parliament. It was put forward by Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc, their partners in the government, the Social Democrats, and the opposition Greens.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said that Turkey wouldn't nix a key deal with the European Union on curbing the flow of migrants to Europe in case the German Bundestag recognizes the Armenian Genocide.
To date, 11 of the European Union’s 28 members have recognized the Armenian killings as genocide and, despite initial protests, Turkey has maintained good relations with several of those countries.
Gathered in front of the Bundestag, Armenians, Greeks, Kurds and Assyrians welcomed Bundestag’s decision with applause and national dances.
