TURKEY TO RECALL HIS AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.03.2010 11:40 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Parliament of Sweden on Thursday, recognized the
Armenian Genocide after a long debate with a vote of 131 to 130. This
prompted Turkey to recall is ambassador to Sweden, reported Armenian
National Committee of Sweden chairwoman Suzanne Khardalian.

"I have been instructed to go back to Turkey," said Zergun Koruturk,
Turkey’s ambassador to Sweden. "It is logical. I am very, very
disappointed," reported the Stockholm News.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan also cancelled his planned
visit to Sweden.

"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.