Trend, Azerbaijan
March 14 2010

Swedish Government will not ratify the resolution on "Armenian
genocide" adopted by the Parliament – PM

14.03.2010 08:10
Azerbaijan, Baku, 14 March / Trend News, A.Akhundov /

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt expressed to Turkish
counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan his regret at the resolution on the
so-called "Armenian genocide" adopted in the Parliament, CNN Turk TV
channel reports citing the press service of the Turkish PM.

"As the government we will not ratify this resolution", said Reinfeldt
during a telephone conversation with Erdogan on Saturday evening.

According to him, the Swedish government will do everything necessary
to ensure that "this groundless document adopted by a margin of one
vote" will not adversely affect the relations with Turkey.

In turn, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he expects compensating steps
from Swedish government.

A week after the adoption of the resolution on "Armenian genocide" by
the U.S. Congress’s committee, the Swedish parliament by a margin of
one vote, approved the document that recognizes the so-called
"genocide."