The overwhelming majority of readers of the Gazette Canadian newspaper approved of the statement of Prime Minister Stephen Harper that he made on the Armenian Genocide. During an on-line survey «Do you think Stephen Harper acted correctly by recognizing the Armenian Genocide,” 97% of readers answered affirmatively, while 3% said «no».
In April Canadian PM recognized the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915. The Turkish MFA called the statement «insulting and having a negative impact on the relations between the two countries.» May 8 Ankara temporarily recalled its Ambassador in Ottawa Aydemir Erman «for consultations,» RFE/RL reports.
