  Bundestag mustn’t yield to whims of authoritarian leader, MP tells Erdogan June 7, 2016 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bundestag member of Turkish descent, co-chairman of the German political party Alliance '90/The Greens Cem Ozdemir hit back at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks on the MP’s nationality. Erdogan has angrily condemned last week's vote on the Armenian Genocide, charging that the 11 German MPs with Turkish roots who backed it supported "terrorism" by the banned Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), and demanding "blood tests" to see "what kind of Turks they are." Erdogan -- in a bitter reaction to the vote to recognize the 1915-1916 killings as genocide -- singled out Ozdemir, one of the instigators of the resolution passed on June 2. Ozdemir has been placed under police protection after receiving anonymous death threats. “The German parliament mustn’t make decisions in line with the whims of an authoritarian leader,” Ermenihaber.am cited Ozdemir as saying.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
