Ankara mayor seeks to insult German MP by calling him 'Armenian'August 21, 2017 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mayor of Ankara Melih Gokcek has called Bundestag member from the Green party Jem Ozdemir 'an Armenian', seeking to insult him. Gokcek has accused Ozdemir of being an "Armenian servant" and traitor. Ozdemir, the son of Turkish immigrants, has been highly critical of the Turkish government. Ozdemir was the one to introduce a resolution to the Bundestag on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. German lawmakers approved the bill in June 2, 2016, much to the dissatisfaction of Turkey. "Sit tight! You Armenian servant," Melih Gokcek wrote on both his English and Turkish Twitter accounts above a picture of Ozdemir, who is of Turkish heritage himself. Turkish-Armenian lawmaker from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Garo Paylan responded to the mayor's comment in a tweet. "Cem Ozdemir will become the pride of Turkey," Paylan tweeted, calling Gokcek a "racist fascist." Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |