' s ▁new ▁minister ▁for ▁EU ▁affairs ▁Ö mer ▁ Ç el ik ▁once ▁again ▁critic ized ▁the ▁EU ' s ▁" double ▁standards " ▁and ▁war ned ▁that ▁Turkey ' s ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁EU ▁were ▁very ▁important , ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁country ' s ▁" sole ▁option ". ▁Foreign ▁minister ▁Me vl üt ▁ Ç av u ş o ğ lu ▁double d ▁down ▁on ▁Turkey ▁not ▁being ▁" bl uff ing " ▁or ▁utter ing ▁" th re ats " ▁when ▁it ▁says ▁it ▁could ▁susp end ▁all ▁agre ements ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁EU , ▁including ▁the ▁read mission ▁agreement . ▁ ▁Germany ▁gen o cide ▁recognition ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁German ▁Bund est ag ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁motion ▁joint ly ▁proposed ▁by ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Union ▁( CD U ), ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Germany ▁( SP D ) ▁and ▁the ▁Green ▁Party ▁that ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁events ▁concerning ▁the ▁mass ▁deport ation ▁and ▁kill ings ▁of ▁Armen ians ▁by ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁as ▁a ▁Gen o cide , ▁in ▁line ▁with ▁a ▁similar ▁decision ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament ▁a ▁year ▁before . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁decision , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Y ı ld ı r ı m ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁war ned ▁German ▁Chan cell or ▁Ang ela ▁Mer kel ▁that ▁Germany ▁would ▁be ▁under going ▁a ▁' friend ship ▁test ▁with ▁Turkey ' ▁during ▁the ▁vote ▁and