Turkey will not remain silent to the decision of the German parliament, and steps will be considered against Germany, announced Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

Çavuşoğlu reflected, on the air of Turkish state-run TRT television, on the German Bundestag’s passing of the resolution that recognizes Armenian Genocide. He stressed that Turkey cannot keep silent and not respond to such a decision.

“Turkey’s first response was that Turkey’s ambassador to Germany was recalled,” said the Turkish FM. “We are discussing measures against Germany. The German authorities have to say that they do not agree with the decision of the Bundestag.”

On June 2, the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, formally recognized the Armenian Genocide, with the aforesaid resolution and with only one vote against and one abstention. The resolution also notes that the Bundestag regrets that the German government at the time did nothing to stop this crime against humanity, and therefore the Bundestag also acknowledges the respective historical accountability of Germany.