The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have said to Angela Merkel that he will allow the German MPs to visit the Incirlik military base, if the German government announces that it does not agree with the Armenian resolution adopted by the German Parliament.
Government will not make statement against resolution of Bundestag:Merkel rejects Erdogan
STEPANAKERT, JULY 11, ARTSAKHPRESS: As NEWS.am reports, the Turkish periodical Diken reports that banning the visit of the German MPs to the Incirlik military base have created a new tension in Turkish- German relations.
The Turkish foreign minister tried to ease the tension of the situation , announcing that the German military delegation can visit the Incirlik base, but the visit of the civilians is not appropriate . That statement provoked the outrage of the German MPs and the German Ministry of Defense . He said that they will go to Incirlik and meet with the German troops.
It is noted that the tension began within the framework of the NATO summit meeting between Merkel and Erdogan , when Erdogan announced that the German MPs will visit the military base in Incirlik , if the German Government states that it disagrees with the resolution that recognizes the Armenian Genocide earlier adopted by the Bundestag. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejected Erdogan’s condition, saying that the German government will not make a statement against the resolution of the Bundestag.
