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Winnipeg Free Press, Canada
May 30 2010
Turkey's PM cancels visit to Argentina over memorial inauguration spat
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey says the prime minister has cancelled the
Argentina leg of his Latin American tour to protest the annulment of
an event honouring Turkey's late leader, under pressure by Armenian
activists.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry said Sunday Recep Tayyip Erdogan would
travel to Chile from Brazil, skipping a two-day visit to Argentina.
Erdogan was scheduled to attend a ceremony inaugurating a memorial to
Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The ministry said the event
was cancelled following lobbying by "hostile" Armenian groups who want
Turkey to recognize the World War I-era mass killings of Armenians as
genocide.
It said Argentina's president called Erdogan expressing understanding
but explained that the Buenos Aires administration's decision cannot
be overruled.
From: A. Papazian
May 30 2010
Turkey's PM cancels visit to Argentina over memorial inauguration spat
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkey says the prime minister has cancelled the
Argentina leg of his Latin American tour to protest the annulment of
an event honouring Turkey's late leader, under pressure by Armenian
activists.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry said Sunday Recep Tayyip Erdogan would
travel to Chile from Brazil, skipping a two-day visit to Argentina.
Erdogan was scheduled to attend a ceremony inaugurating a memorial to
Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The ministry said the event
was cancelled following lobbying by "hostile" Armenian groups who want
Turkey to recognize the World War I-era mass killings of Armenians as
genocide.
It said Argentina's president called Erdogan expressing understanding
but explained that the Buenos Aires administration's decision cannot
be overruled.
From: A. Papazian