ArmInfo. President of Urugua Luis Lacalle Pou rejected Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's racist gesture against a group of demonstrators from the Armenian community after the opening of the embassy in Montevideo this Saturday and noted that it should be "strongly criticized."
Thus, according to The La News, "The community is hurt and rightly so"He said in the presence of journalists. "We spoke with Foreign Minister Bustillo and tomorrow he will be convening the Turkish ambassador in Uruguay. Unfortunate situation. The Armenian-Uruguayan community knows that they have always had us all in the cause of Uruguay, the coalition, the National Party in particular and whoever speaks," he added.
At the same time, the President of Uruguay stressed, "advancing on trade issues does not mean that the government shares "the domestic or foreign policy" of countries like Turkey.
For his part, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo, speaking at the event dedicated to the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, condemned the gesture that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu made towards demonstrators from the Armenian community.
In his speech at the event held at the Armenian Square in Montevideo, the Minister confirmed the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Uruguay. Bustillo said that his country is a country of memory and principles that protects the peace, therefore all actions that give rise to physical or moral violence and hatred are condemned and rejected.
As ArmInfo previously reported, on April 23, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, leaving the territory of the new Turkish embassy in Montevideo, showed from the car window to the Armenians protesting against his visit the gesture of the "gray wolves" – an extreme right-wing terrorist paramilitary group banned in many countries. Before that, Cavusoglu watched the protesters from the car with a grin. In connection with this, the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry called the Turkish ambassador for an explanation.