PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA CRITICIZED FOR NOT RECALLING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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Jan 27 2011
Armenia
President of Argentina Cristina Kirchner has recently visited Qatar,
Kuwait and Turkey.
During her visit, she met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, Nouvelles d’Armenie reports.
Erdogan urged President Kirchner to double trade between the two
countries. There is a large Arab community, particularly of the
Syrian-Lebanese origin in Argentina. Many of them, mostly Christians,
have been nicknamed “Turcos” (Turks), since their ancestors fled from
persecutions in the Ottoman Empire. The empire also included Syria
and Lebanon and many of them held Ottoman passports.
Member of the Congress of Argentina Ricardo Alfonsin expressed regret
that Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner did not recall the Armenian
Genocide during her visit to Turkey.
“One can develop ties and trade relations, without sacrificing human
rights,” leader of the Radical Civic Union said.
From: A. Papazian
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