Turkey protests at Swedish ‘genocide’ vote

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Series Details 13.3.10
Publication Date 13/03/2010
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Sweden scrambled to contain damage to ties with Turkey after its parliament labelled on the 11 March 2010 the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians as genocide, a week after a similar vote by a US congressional panel dealt a blow to relations between Ankara and Washington.
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ESO: Background information: Turkey recalls ambassador over US vote http://www.europeansources.info/record/turkey-recalls-ambassador-over-us-vote/
BBC News, 11.3.10: Turkey protests Sweden Armenia 'genocide' vote http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8563483.stm
Deutsche Welle, 11.3.10: Turkey recalls ambassador after Sweden labels Armenian massacre 'genocide' http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5345756,00.html
The Local (Sweden), 12.3.10: Genocide vote sparks diplomatic fallout http://www.thelocal.se/25484/20100312/
Sweden: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Statement, 11.3.10: Carl Bildt comments on the Riksdag's recognition of 1915 massacres http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/12895/a/141436
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