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    TURKEY SUMMONS SWISS ENVOY OVER INVESTIGATION INTO MINISTER

    Hurriyet Daily News
    Feb 6 2012
    Turkey

    Swiss Ambassador Raimund Kunz was summoned by the Turkish foreign
    ministry in Ankara after a Swiss prosecutor launched a probe into
    Turkey's EU minister for saying "the Armenian genocide doesn't exist."

    Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu summoned Kunz to
    his office, asking for an explanation. Sinirlioglu reportedly told
    Kunz that the incident was "unacceptable."

    "There is no Armenian genocide. Let them arrest me," BagıÅ~_ had
    said last week following a question from a French reporter on the
    1915 killings.

    Zurich public prosecutor Christine Braunschweig confirmed the probe
    and told Dogan news agency that they were looking into whether or
    not BagıÅ~_ had said the words.

    "We will look into Minister Egemen BagıÅ~_' immunity," Braunschweig
    further said. "If there is anything illegal and if he does not have
    the diplomatic immunity, then we will file the lawsuit."

    BagıÅ~_ has refused to speak on the matter until the initial probe
    ends, daily Hurriyet reported.

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