ANKARA, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened countermeasures against Germany if it does not correct its "mistake" of recognizing the Armenian murders as a "genocide," Anadolu news agency reported Thursday.
Germany's lower house of parliament approved a non-binding resolution on June 2 that accuses the Ottoman Empire of conducting a "genocide" against Armenians in 1915.
High-level government security officials have met to discuss the issue, Erdogan told a press conference on Wednesday at Ankara's Esenboga International Airport, before he departed for the U.S. to attend Muhammad Ali's funeral.
"We specified the steps we will take if Germany does not correct its mistake," Anadolu quoted Erdogan as saying.
Erdogan urged Germany to desist from what he deemed a "wrong" step, Anadolu said.
The president has earlier warned that the German parliament's decision will "seriously affect our relationship."
"If Germany does not cease its wrongdoing, we will take different measures," Erdogan said. "In other words, the current status quo will change."
