Assyrian International News Agency AINA
March 13 2010

Assyrian Genocide Recognition Creates Political Crisis in Sweden

Sweden (AINA) — The historical decision by the Swedish parliament
recognizing Seyfo as a de facto genocide on Assyrians, Greeks and
Armenians is creating a considerable political crisis in Swedish
politics. The issue has dominated the headlines in Swedish media for
several days.

The Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, in a taped interview
with Afram Barryakoub for Hujådå, the magazine of the Assyrian
federation in Sweden, said he recognized the genocide one week before
winning the national elections in Sweden in 2006. This fact is set to
create problems between Reinfeldt and his foreign minister, Carl
Bildt, one of the most pro-Turkish European foreign ministers.

Bildt has said he will not consider the decision of the parliament but
will do everything he can to avoid it becoming official Swedish
foreign policy (AINA 3-13-2010). The response to his remarks have come
from Hans Linde, the foreign policy spokesman of the Left Party, who
said his party will consider pressing charges against Carl Bildt with
the national constitution committee.

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