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  • ANKARA: Ankara shocked by Slovakia's "Genocide" resolution

    Hurriyet, Turkey
    Dec 2 2004

    ANKARA SHOCKED BY SLOVAKIA'S `GENOCIDE' RESOLUTION

    Shocked on Tuesday by a surprise Slovakian Parliament resolution
    urging recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide, the Foreign
    Ministry demanded an explanation from Slovakia's Embassy in Ankara.
    Embassy officials replied that they were also shocked by the
    development, adding that it is not a binding resolution. Foreign
    Minister Abdullah Gul is expected to summon the Slovakian ambassador
    for a more in-depth briefing after returning to Turkey from his
    current visit to Slovenia. The decision is entirely ignorant of
    history, charged Foreign Ministry officials. /Hurriyet/
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