Thursday, March 11 the Parliament of Sweden recognized the Armenian Genocide after a long debate with a vote of 131 to 130. This prompted Turkey to recall its ambassador to Sweden, chairwoman of Armenian National Committee of Sweden Suzanne Khardalian reported.
“I have been instructed to go back to Turkey,” said Zergun Koruturk, Turkey’s ambassador to Sweden. “It is logical. I am very, very disappointed,” reported the Stockholm News.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan also canceled the scheduled visit to Stockholm.
“We strongly condemn this resolution, which is made for political calculations. It does not correspond to the close friendship of our two nations. We are recalling our ambassador for consultations,” Erdogan said in a statement on his website.
