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Europe

Turkey recalls Canada ambassador over genocide

2009-04-23

[Al Arabiya Latest] Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Canada for consultation, said a Foreign Ministry source on Wednesday, after Canada's prime minister spoke at a vigil to commemorate the 1915 killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire.

Premier Stephen Harper gave support on Tuesday to claims that the 1915 killings by Ottoman Turks amounted to genocide, the source said, a term fiercely rejected by Ankara, which says many were killed on both sides.

"The ambassador has been called back is currently going through consultations over what to do. We don't know how long he will be here," the source said.

Posted by:Fred

#4 If the Candadian ambassador committed genocide, then he definitely should be recalled; diplomatic immunity or not.

No, I didn't read the article. Why do you ask?

Posted by: SteveS 2009-04-23 13:23

#3 You know, if you count the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943, there was "blood shed" on both sides of the Shoah, too. But claiming that that made things *even* is just foul.

Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-04-23 12:03

#2 here's what then-candidate Obama said in his campaign website

As a U.S. Senator, I have stood with the Armenian American community in calling for Turkey's acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide. Two years ago [in 2006], I criticized the Secretary of State for the firing of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans, after he properly used the term "genocide" to describe Turkey's slaughter of thousands of Armenians starting in 1915. I shared with Secretary Rice my firmly held conviction that the Armenian Genocide is not an allegation, a personal opinion, or a point of view, but rather a widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body of historical evidence. The facts are undeniable. An official policy that calls on diplomats to distort the historical facts is an untenable policy. As a senator, I strongly support passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106 and S.Res.106), and as President I will recognize the Armenian Genocide."

and here is what he said about the Armenian Genocide in Turkey

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tomorrow is Armenian Genocide Remembrance day

Posted by: mhw 2009-04-23 09:28

#1 TOPIX > RUSSIA, TURKEY VIE FOR DOMINATION OF AZERBAIJAN.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-23 01:58

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