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Malaysia Sun, Malaysia
April 26 2008
Turkey cancels visit after genocide comment
Malaysia Sun
Friday 25th April, 2008
Turkey has cancelled a visit by Turkish minister Mehmet Aydin to
Buenos Aires after the Argentinian government recognised the Armenian
genocide.
Turkey's government has fiercely criticised Argentina for responding
to a declaration by the Argentinian parliament referring to the
genocide of Armenians by Turks.
Between 1915 and 1918 an estimated one-and-a-half million ethnic
Armenians were murdered by Ottoman Turks.
The Armenians refer to the killings as genocide while Turkey has
always contested the use of the term.
April 26 2008
Turkey cancels visit after genocide comment
Malaysia Sun
Friday 25th April, 2008
Turkey has cancelled a visit by Turkish minister Mehmet Aydin to
Buenos Aires after the Argentinian government recognised the Armenian
genocide.
Turkey's government has fiercely criticised Argentina for responding
to a declaration by the Argentinian parliament referring to the
genocide of Armenians by Turks.
Between 1915 and 1918 an estimated one-and-a-half million ethnic
Armenians were murdered by Ottoman Turks.
The Armenians refer to the killings as genocide while Turkey has
always contested the use of the term.