TURKISH PM CANCELS VISIT TO ARGENTINA
Baku, May 31 (AZERTAC). Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled the Argentina leg of his Latin American tour to protest the annulment of an event honoring Turkey`s late leader, under pressure by Armenian activists.
Turkey`s Foreign Ministry said Recep Tayyip Erdogan would travel to Chile from Brazil, skipping a two-day visit to Argentina.
Erdogan was scheduled to attend a ceremony inaugurating a memorial to Turkey`s founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The ministry said the event was cancelled following lobbying by “hostile” Armenian groups who want Turkey to recognize the World War I-era mass killings of Armenians as genocide.
It said Argentina`s president called Erdogan expressing understanding but explained that the Buenos Aires administration`s decision cannot be overruled.
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