Only one MP voted against the document, while another one abstained.
The document is titled "In remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of the Armenians and other Christian minorities in the Ottoman Empire 101 years ago."
Bundestag President Norbert Lammert has said that many German parliamentarians have received threats over plans to adopt the resolution.
"Amid protests and demonstrations, there were numerous threats received especially by colleagues who have Turkish roots, and even threats to kill them," he said. "Of course, we accept any criticism, but it is also clear that threats with the goal of obstructing the freedom of expressing view in Germany are unacceptable," Lammert said. "We will not let them intimidate us," he stressed.
The genocide issue has been marring Armenia’s relations with Turkey for decades. Ankara is still refusing to recognize the massacre of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. Ankara claims that mass murders of Armenians resulted from the civil war, not from targeted policy of extermination.
[tass.ru]
2/6/16
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