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TURKEY RECALLS ENVOY TO SWEDEN OVER ARMENIAN VOTE
Ynetnews
March 11 2010
Israel
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he has recalled Turkey's
ambassador to Stockholm over a Swedish parliament vote branding the
World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide.
"We strongly condemn this resolution, which is made for political
calculations. It does not correspond to the close friendship of our
two nations. We are recalling our ambassador for consultations,"
Erdogan said in a statement on his website. (Reuters)
Ynetnews
March 11 2010
Israel
Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he has recalled Turkey's
ambassador to Stockholm over a Swedish parliament vote branding the
World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide.
"We strongly condemn this resolution, which is made for political
calculations. It does not correspond to the close friendship of our
two nations. We are recalling our ambassador for consultations,"
Erdogan said in a statement on his website. (Reuters)