TURKISH PM CANCELS VISIT TO ARGENTINA

31.05.2010 [12:40]
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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.

TURKISH PM CANCELS VISIT TO ARGENTINA

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