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Premier Erdoğan cancels trip to Argentina after Armenian move
30 May 2010, Sunday
THE ANATOLIA NEWS AGENCY ANKARA
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is on a tour to Latin America, skipped one of the stops, Argentina, after autonomous Buenos Aires city cancelled a permission to inaugurate the bust of Atatürk following efforts by Armenians, Turkish foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Erdoğan was scheduled to pay a two-day visit to Argentina on May 30 and 31. A bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of Turkey, would be inaugurated at Jorge Newbury park during Erdoğan's visit.
However, the permission granted earlier by the Environment Ministry of the autonomous Buenos Aires federal district has been cancelled after efforts by Armenians who are hostile to Turkey, the ministry said in a statement.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met with his Argentine counterpart and asked Argentine government to fulfill its commitment to inaugurate the bust.
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner phoned Erdoğan and said Turkey was right to react, however she added that she could not overrule autonomous Buenos Aires administration due to constitution of Argentina.
Erdoğan, nevertheless, decided to cancel his trip to Argentina, saying such an attitude was unacceptable.
"Argentine authorities are expected to take necessary steps to remove the shadow cast on relations between Turkey and Argentina after the wrong decision made by autonomous Buenos Aires administration," the ministry said.
"Mr. Prime Minister headed for Chile from Brazil," it added.
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30 May 2010, Sunday
THE ANATOLIA NEWS AGENCY ANKARA
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is on a tour to Latin America, skipped one of the stops, Argentina, after autonomous Buenos Aires city cancelled a permission to inaugurate the bust of Atatürk following efforts by Armenians, Turkish foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Erdoğan was scheduled to pay a two-day visit to Argentina on May 30 and 31. A bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of Turkey, would be inaugurated at Jorge Newbury park during Erdoğan's visit.
However, the permission granted earlier by the Environment Ministry of the autonomous Buenos Aires federal district has been cancelled after efforts by Armenians who are hostile to Turkey, the ministry said in a statement.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu met with his Argentine counterpart and asked Argentine government to fulfill its commitment to inaugurate the bust.
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner phoned Erdoğan and said Turkey was right to react, however she added that she could not overrule autonomous Buenos Aires administration due to constitution of Argentina.
Erdoğan, nevertheless, decided to cancel his trip to Argentina, saying such an attitude was unacceptable.
"Argentine authorities are expected to take necessary steps to remove the shadow cast on relations between Turkey and Argentina after the wrong decision made by autonomous Buenos Aires administration," the ministry said.
"Mr. Prime Minister headed for Chile from Brazil," it added.
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