By: Krikor Amirzayan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has strongly reacted to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan asking Germany not encourage events related to the Armenian Genocide in German territory. Angela Merkel said dryly Recep Erdogan calling on Turkey to “face its history” and thus implicitly to recognize the Armenian Genocide. Erdogan on an official visit to Germany when he saw fit to call the German Christian Democratic party to be careful with the organization of commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. “We know that one of the next large budgets will be devoted to the 100th anniversary of the events of 1915. I advise you to be more cautious on this issue and also prevent your party to be careful on these budgets to pay “Erdogan said Merkel. Chancellor immediately replied that Germany is a democracy and that his government could not interfere in the decisions of political parties “. Turkey must come to terms with its own history. We can not compare the Armenians living in Armenia with those who are scattered throughout the world, “said Angela Merkel Recep Erdogan. The Chancellor has also asked the Turkish Prime Minister to “open the border with Armenia because of Armenia Armenians live a difficult situation.” About the Armenian Genocide, Erdogan would have responded to Merkel “you force us to recognize something we did not. “

Krikor Amirzayan

Saturday, February 8, 2014,