TURKISH ENVOY RETURNS TO SWEDEN TWO WEEKS AFTER ‘GENOCIDE’ VOTE

Hurriyet Daily News
March 30 2010
Turkey

Turkey’s ambassador to Sweden flew back to her post Tuesday, some two
weeks after she was recalled over the Swedish parliament’s recognition
of an Armenian "genocide," the Anatolia news agency reported.

Speaking to reporters before her departure to Stockholm, Zergun
Koruturk said her return became possible after the Swedish government
distanced itself from the parliament’s decision. "The Swedish
government has clearly said that the decision would not be put into
practice," Koruturk said.

Ankara still expects Stockholm to take steps to "compensate for this
error," she said. "I hope the Swedish government will do everthing
in its power."

Meanwhile, the United States voiced hope Monday that Turkey would
return its ambassador, distancing itself from moves in the U.S.

Congress.

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu pressed his U.S. counterpart
Hillary Clinton in a telephone call Sunday to stop the resolution from
advancing to a full vote at the House of Representatives, a ministry
spokesman said in Ankara.