Demonstrators wave Turkish flags in front of the Reichstag, the seat of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, June 1, 2016, as they protest against a disputed vote in Germany's parliament on Thursday, on a resolution that labels the killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide. Words read ' The German People' REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Thursday it would be “irrational” for the German parliament to approve a symbolic resolution that declares the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a “genocide”.

In a speech to officials from his ruling AK Party, Yildirim said the vote in Berlin, scheduled for Thursday, would be a test of the friendship between the two allies.

He also said security operations would continue against Kurdish militants until they cease attacks on security forces and lay down their weapons.