German Parliament labels Armenians’ killings by Ottoman Turks as genocide

The German Parliament has approved a motion labeling the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago as genocide. It’s a decision that Turkey’s prime minister said would “test” relations between the two countries at a sensitive time.

The resolution passed Thursday 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.

Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said this week his country would not nix a deal with the European Union on curbing the flow of migrants to Europe over the motion, but told party officials in Ankara earlier Thursday that the vote was a “true test of friendship.”

source: AP