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Turkey recalls envoy to Vatican over Pope's 'genocide' remarks
[Iran Press TV] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... has recalled its ambassador to the Vatican for consultation amid a worsening diplomatic row over Pope Francis' comments describing the 1915 killing of Armenians "the first genocide of the 20th century." "Our ambassador to the Vatican Mr0 Mehmet Pacaci is being recalled back to Turkey for consultations," Turkey's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday. It added that the pope's remarks were "incompatible with the legal and historical facts." The ministry said the pope has a "selective overview" of World War I and ignores "the atrocities suffered by the Turkish and Moslem peoples who bit the dust" to the benefits of Christians and above all Armenians. The pontiff's comments were a "serious deviation" from the message of peace and reconciliation he brought during his landmark visit to Turkey in November last year, the ministry added, emphasizing that the Turkish people would not recognize the pope's remarks which it described as "null and void." Posted by: Fred 2015-04-13 |
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