SWEDISH FM APOLOGIZES TO TURKEY IN ARMENIAN RESOLUTION ROW

AzerTac
March 29 2010
Azerbaijan

BAKU, March 29. (AzerTAc). Sweden`s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has
apologized to Ankara for the Swedish parliament’s passing a resolution
recognizing the so-called Armenian genocide.

"The Swedish government expresses regret over the passage of the
genocide resolution by the parliament, and we apologize to the Turkish
government for this," said Bildt.

Turkey`s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled a planned visit
to Sweden this month, and the government recalled its ambassador
from Stockholm.

The Swedish FM said: "If the genocide resolution is put on vote in
our parliament in 2011 the picture will differ dramatically from what
we have in 2010."

"The issue is already over, and we have to look forward. We have to
consider what we can do to have this decision changed," added Bildt.

Meanwhile, Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey`s recalled ambassador
would return to his work next week.