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    Global Post
    April 12 2015

    Turkey recalls its Vatican envoy in genocide row


    Turkey on Sunday said it was recalling its ambassador to the Vatican
    for consultations in an escalating diplomatic row over Pope Francis'
    use of the word "genocide" to describe the massacres of Armenians by
    Ottoman forces during World War I.

    "Our ambassador to the Vatican Mr Mehmet Pacaci is being recalled back
    to Turkey for consultations," the foreign ministry said in a statement
    after earlier summoning the Vatican's envoy to Ankara to the ministry.

    Reaffirming similar comments earlier by Foreign Minister Mevlut
    Cavusoglu, the foreign ministry said that the pope's comments were
    "incompatible with the legal and historical facts".

    It accused the pope of a "selective overview" of World War I and
    "ignoring the atrocities suffered by the Turkish and Muslim peoples
    who lost their lives" in favour of concentrating on Christians and
    above all Armenians.

    The ministry said the pope's comments were a "serious deviation" from
    the message of peace and reconciliation he brought during his landmark
    visit to Turkey in November last year.

    "Our views were made clear on this matter when the Vatican envoy was
    invited to our ministry today," it said, referring to the summoning
    earlier of the papal nuncio to Turkey.


    http://www.globalpost.com/article/6513548/2015/04/12/turkey-recalls-its-vatican-envoy-genocide-row

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