The Spokesperson for the Russian President, Dmitry Peskov, named Bundestag’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide “the domestic matter of the country”, LifeNews reports. 

The fact that Germany recognized the Armenian Genocide committed in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 is the domestic matter of the country, he noted.

The Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, on Thursday formally recognized the Armenian Genocide.

Turkey traditionally denies the accusations over Genocide, stating that both the Armenians and Turks fell victim to the 1915 tragedy. Armenia insists on the recognition of the Genocide by the international community. As a matter of fact, the Genocide has so far been recognized by many states, including Russia, France, Switzerland, Poland, as well as European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.