A reactive Turkey
Turkish PM Erdogan cancels Argentina trip
BBC
Sunday, 30 May 2010 16:06 UK
Mr Erdogan had been due to meet President Cristina Kirchner on Monday
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled the
Argentina leg of his tour of Latin America.
It comes after city officials in Buenos Aires called off an event
inaugurating a monument to the revered founder of modern Turkey,
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
The Turkish foreign ministry blamed "hostile" interference from
Armenian pressure groups in Argentina.
Turkey and Armenia remain in a long-running row over the 1915 mass
killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks.
Armenian groups want Turkey to recognise the killings as genocide -
Argentina is one of several countries to have done so.
President Cristina Kirchner is reported to have telephoned Mr Erdogan
to express her understanding of his position, but to explain that the
central government could not reverse the city government's decision.
Mr Erdogan had been due to meet Ms Kirchner on Monday but will now
travel directly to Chile for the next leg of the tour.
BBC
Sunday, 30 May 2010 16:06 UK
Mr Erdogan had been due to meet President Cristina Kirchner on Monday
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled the
Argentina leg of his tour of Latin America.
It comes after city officials in Buenos Aires called off an event
inaugurating a monument to the revered founder of modern Turkey,
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
The Turkish foreign ministry blamed "hostile" interference from
Armenian pressure groups in Argentina.
Turkey and Armenia remain in a long-running row over the 1915 mass
killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks.
Armenian groups want Turkey to recognise the killings as genocide -
Argentina is one of several countries to have done so.
President Cristina Kirchner is reported to have telephoned Mr Erdogan
to express her understanding of his position, but to explain that the
central government could not reverse the city government's decision.
Mr Erdogan had been due to meet Ms Kirchner on Monday but will now
travel directly to Chile for the next leg of the tour.
Turkish Prime Minister cancels visit to Argentina
Offended by BA City Mayor Mauricio Macri's breach
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suspended his visit to
Argentina because he was "offended by the changes in agenda" carried
out by Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri and his administration,
the Foreign Affairs Ministry informed.
The arrival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was scheduled for tonight, but the
leader communicated with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and
manifested his "malaise" by the Buenos Aires City government denial to
rebuild a monument for the Turkish community in Figueroa Alcorta
Avenue and Sarmiento Avenue.
Foreign Affairs Ministry Jorge Taiana informed of the news, who also
received from his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu, the complaints
due to the "neglect in agenda on behalf of the Buenos Aires City
government."
Cristina Kirchner and Prime Minister Erdoğan spoke on the telephone
"in a very friendly way," and the prime minister "expressed his
dissatisfaction with the City government's decision," Taiana said, who
also assured that both leaders "agreed to meet during the G-20 Summit
in Canada."
According to Turkish sources, Macri's government had authorized and
promised its presence -several months ago- to carry out on Monday
morning in Jorge Newbery Park the reinauguration of a monument
dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and first president of the
Republic of Turkey.
Although the government claimed to not know the motives of the
suspension of the rally, the installation of the sculpture was
strongly rejected by the Armenian community in the country, who
communicated its disavowal of the Turkish Prime Minister's visit
through a communiqué published in local newspapers.
The rejection of the leader's visit was made public under the argument
of the "embarrassing attempt to inaugurate a bust of the Turkish
genocide Mustafá Kemal Atatürk," who "continued the extermination plan
initiated on April 24, 1915, by the Ottoman Empire, and the
responsible for inaugurating a policy of denial of the Armenian
genocide, currently avowed by the actual government of Turkey," the
communiqué stated.
The visit of the Turkish Prime Minister his committee of seven
ministers and businessmen was scheduled in the framework of the
Bicentenary of the Mayo Revolution and the centenary of the
establishment of diplomatic relationships between both countries.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was to be received this Monday at 11:00 am at
Government House by President Kirchner, accompanied by Foreign Affairs
Minister Jorge Taiana, and was to be taken later to San Martín Palace,
where a lunch was to be held in his honour
Offended by BA City Mayor Mauricio Macri's breach
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suspended his visit to
Argentina because he was "offended by the changes in agenda" carried
out by Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri and his administration,
the Foreign Affairs Ministry informed.
The arrival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was scheduled for tonight, but the
leader communicated with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and
manifested his "malaise" by the Buenos Aires City government denial to
rebuild a monument for the Turkish community in Figueroa Alcorta
Avenue and Sarmiento Avenue.
Foreign Affairs Ministry Jorge Taiana informed of the news, who also
received from his Turkish counterpart, Ahmet Davutoglu, the complaints
due to the "neglect in agenda on behalf of the Buenos Aires City
government."
Cristina Kirchner and Prime Minister Erdoğan spoke on the telephone
"in a very friendly way," and the prime minister "expressed his
dissatisfaction with the City government's decision," Taiana said, who
also assured that both leaders "agreed to meet during the G-20 Summit
in Canada."
According to Turkish sources, Macri's government had authorized and
promised its presence -several months ago- to carry out on Monday
morning in Jorge Newbery Park the reinauguration of a monument
dedicated to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder and first president of the
Republic of Turkey.
Although the government claimed to not know the motives of the
suspension of the rally, the installation of the sculpture was
strongly rejected by the Armenian community in the country, who
communicated its disavowal of the Turkish Prime Minister's visit
through a communiqué published in local newspapers.
The rejection of the leader's visit was made public under the argument
of the "embarrassing attempt to inaugurate a bust of the Turkish
genocide Mustafá Kemal Atatürk," who "continued the extermination plan
initiated on April 24, 1915, by the Ottoman Empire, and the
responsible for inaugurating a policy of denial of the Armenian
genocide, currently avowed by the actual government of Turkey," the
communiqué stated.
The visit of the Turkish Prime Minister his committee of seven
ministers and businessmen was scheduled in the framework of the
Bicentenary of the Mayo Revolution and the centenary of the
establishment of diplomatic relationships between both countries.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was to be received this Monday at 11:00 am at
Government House by President Kirchner, accompanied by Foreign Affairs
Minister Jorge Taiana, and was to be taken later to San Martín Palace,
where a lunch was to be held in his honour
Turkish PM Erdogan cancels Argentina trip
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
May 30 2010
PM skips Argentina leg after Armenian circles' move
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an will not visit Argentina after
Buenos Aires canceled its inauguration of the bust of Mustafa Kemal
Atatürk as a result of Armenian efforts, the Turkish Foreign Ministry
said Sunday.
ErdoÄ?an was scheduled to visit Argentina on Sunday and Monday to
participate in the Argentine-Turkish Business Forum and hold bilateral
talks with government officials. But a crisis broke out when the
Armenian government remained silent in the face of Armenian lobbying
groups' attempts to cause the cancelation of the inauguration of the
bust of Atatürk, Turkey's founder, in the capital Buenos Aires.
Written permission given earlier by Buenos Aires' Environment and
Public Space Ministry was canceled after the efforts of Armenian
circles, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry in a written statement.
Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu held talks with his Argentine
counterpart on the sidelines of the third forum of the U.N.-led
Alliance of Civilizations, which took place in Rio de Janeiro over the
weekend. He demanded the Argentine government fulfill their commitment
to the Turkish side, said the ministry.
Following the incident, Argentina's president Cristina Fernández de
Kirchner phoned ErdoÄ?an, recognizing Turkey's claim but notifying that
she cannot override the authority given to the autonomous Buenos Aires
administration under the Argentine constitution, the Turkish Foreign
Ministry said. In return, ErdoÄ?an said such an attitude was
unacceptable and canceled his visit.
`Turkey has been exerting efforts to establish close ties with
Argentina as part of a quest to improve relations with Latin American
countries,' said the Foreign Ministry in the statement. `Argentine
authorities are expected to take necessary steps as soon as possible
to make up for the shadow dropped on Turkish-Argentine relations due
to the wrong decision made by the autonomous Buenos Aires city, which
was manipulated by circles hostile to Turkey,' the statement said.
PKK attacks changed PM's program
As well as skipping Argentina, ErdoÄ?an canceled two activities in
Brazil after the latest attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers'
Party, or PKK, that killed five soldiers, a village guard and a
private security guard on Saturday, the daily Hürriyet reported.
He had been scheduled to attend an exhibition on Ottoman perspectives
on the world and watch a football match between Flamengo and Gremio.
His Latin America tour continues with a visit to Chile.
May 30 2010
PM skips Argentina leg after Armenian circles' move
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an will not visit Argentina after
Buenos Aires canceled its inauguration of the bust of Mustafa Kemal
Atatürk as a result of Armenian efforts, the Turkish Foreign Ministry
said Sunday.
ErdoÄ?an was scheduled to visit Argentina on Sunday and Monday to
participate in the Argentine-Turkish Business Forum and hold bilateral
talks with government officials. But a crisis broke out when the
Armenian government remained silent in the face of Armenian lobbying
groups' attempts to cause the cancelation of the inauguration of the
bust of Atatürk, Turkey's founder, in the capital Buenos Aires.
Written permission given earlier by Buenos Aires' Environment and
Public Space Ministry was canceled after the efforts of Armenian
circles, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry in a written statement.
Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu held talks with his Argentine
counterpart on the sidelines of the third forum of the U.N.-led
Alliance of Civilizations, which took place in Rio de Janeiro over the
weekend. He demanded the Argentine government fulfill their commitment
to the Turkish side, said the ministry.
Following the incident, Argentina's president Cristina Fernández de
Kirchner phoned ErdoÄ?an, recognizing Turkey's claim but notifying that
she cannot override the authority given to the autonomous Buenos Aires
administration under the Argentine constitution, the Turkish Foreign
Ministry said. In return, ErdoÄ?an said such an attitude was
unacceptable and canceled his visit.
`Turkey has been exerting efforts to establish close ties with
Argentina as part of a quest to improve relations with Latin American
countries,' said the Foreign Ministry in the statement. `Argentine
authorities are expected to take necessary steps as soon as possible
to make up for the shadow dropped on Turkish-Argentine relations due
to the wrong decision made by the autonomous Buenos Aires city, which
was manipulated by circles hostile to Turkey,' the statement said.
PKK attacks changed PM's program
As well as skipping Argentina, ErdoÄ?an canceled two activities in
Brazil after the latest attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers'
Party, or PKK, that killed five soldiers, a village guard and a
private security guard on Saturday, the daily Hürriyet reported.
He had been scheduled to attend an exhibition on Ottoman perspectives
on the world and watch a football match between Flamengo and Gremio.
His Latin America tour continues with a visit to Chile.
'HOSTILE' ARMENIAN DIASPORA BECOMES OBSTACLE TO
TURKISH PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO ARGENTINA
ArmInfo
2010-05-31 14:17:00
ArmInfo. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has canceled the Argentina
leg of his Latin American tour to protest the cancellation of an event
honoring the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk,
under pressure from the Armenian Diaspora, Zaman reported.
Erdogan traveled to the Chilean capital of Santiago from Brazil,
skipping a planned two- day visit to Argentina.
"The reason for the cancellation of the Argentina visit is the
cancellation of written permission given earlier by the Ministry
of Environment and Public Space of the Autonomous City of Buenos
Aires for an Ataturk Monument that was to be inaugurated at the Jorge
Newbery Park, following attempts by Armenian circles who are hostile
to Turkey," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a written statement
released on early Sunday morning.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, during a bilateral meeting on the
sidelines of the Third Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, held
in Rio de Janerio, told his Argentinean counterpart, Jorge Taiana,
that the Argentinean government should fulfill the promise made to
Turkey concerning the unveiling of the memorial, the statement said.
It noted that Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
called Erdogan expressing understanding but explained that the
Autonomous Buenos Aires Administration's decision cannot be overruled
by the federal government due to Argentina's constitution.
Following this explanation, Erdogan told her that he found this
unacceptable no matter what the reason was and cancelled the visit,
the Foreign Ministry said. During talks between the Argentinean and
Turkish sides and due the Turkish side's firm insistence on keeping
to the original agenda of the visit, Kirchner also tried to persuade
the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires to return to the original agenda,
Today's Zaman learned from reliable sources, yet these efforts failed.
Argentina is home to the third-largest Armenian diaspora community
following the United States and France. In the past, a monument of
Ataturk was removed after pressure by the Armenian community.
In November 2006, the lower house of Argentina's parliament adopted
a resolution recognizing the killings of Armenians in the Ottoman
Empire during World War I as "genocide." In January 2007, in a move
that brought applause from the Armenian diaspora, then-Argentinean
President Nestor Kirchner approved a draft law proclaiming April 24
"the day of tolerance and respect."
The inauguration of the monument was requested from Erdogan personally
by President Kirchner during correspondence between the two sides
at the planning stage of the visit, Today's Zaman learned from
high-level sources.
The meetings held while Argentinean and Turkish officials were trying
to resolve the crisis prevented Erdogan from participating in several
scheduled programs such as the inauguration of "The Ottoman Worldview
from Piri Reis to Katip Celebi," an exhibition of maps depicting
some of the most significant contributions to Ottoman geography and
cartography, in Rio de Janeiro. The exhibition was instead opened by
Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay.
Erdogan also abandoned his plan to watch a match between Flamengo and
Gremio in the fifth round of the Brazilian championship played at
the Maracana stadium, while Chilean officials responded positively
to the Turkish delegation's request to start the visit to Chile a
day earlier than planned.
ArmInfo
2010-05-31 14:17:00
ArmInfo. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has canceled the Argentina
leg of his Latin American tour to protest the cancellation of an event
honoring the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk,
under pressure from the Armenian Diaspora, Zaman reported.
Erdogan traveled to the Chilean capital of Santiago from Brazil,
skipping a planned two- day visit to Argentina.
"The reason for the cancellation of the Argentina visit is the
cancellation of written permission given earlier by the Ministry
of Environment and Public Space of the Autonomous City of Buenos
Aires for an Ataturk Monument that was to be inaugurated at the Jorge
Newbery Park, following attempts by Armenian circles who are hostile
to Turkey," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a written statement
released on early Sunday morning.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, during a bilateral meeting on the
sidelines of the Third Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations, held
in Rio de Janerio, told his Argentinean counterpart, Jorge Taiana,
that the Argentinean government should fulfill the promise made to
Turkey concerning the unveiling of the memorial, the statement said.
It noted that Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
called Erdogan expressing understanding but explained that the
Autonomous Buenos Aires Administration's decision cannot be overruled
by the federal government due to Argentina's constitution.
Following this explanation, Erdogan told her that he found this
unacceptable no matter what the reason was and cancelled the visit,
the Foreign Ministry said. During talks between the Argentinean and
Turkish sides and due the Turkish side's firm insistence on keeping
to the original agenda of the visit, Kirchner also tried to persuade
the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires to return to the original agenda,
Today's Zaman learned from reliable sources, yet these efforts failed.
Argentina is home to the third-largest Armenian diaspora community
following the United States and France. In the past, a monument of
Ataturk was removed after pressure by the Armenian community.
In November 2006, the lower house of Argentina's parliament adopted
a resolution recognizing the killings of Armenians in the Ottoman
Empire during World War I as "genocide." In January 2007, in a move
that brought applause from the Armenian diaspora, then-Argentinean
President Nestor Kirchner approved a draft law proclaiming April 24
"the day of tolerance and respect."
The inauguration of the monument was requested from Erdogan personally
by President Kirchner during correspondence between the two sides
at the planning stage of the visit, Today's Zaman learned from
high-level sources.
The meetings held while Argentinean and Turkish officials were trying
to resolve the crisis prevented Erdogan from participating in several
scheduled programs such as the inauguration of "The Ottoman Worldview
from Piri Reis to Katip Celebi," an exhibition of maps depicting
some of the most significant contributions to Ottoman geography and
cartography, in Rio de Janeiro. The exhibition was instead opened by
Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay.
Erdogan also abandoned his plan to watch a match between Flamengo and
Gremio in the fifth round of the Brazilian championship played at
the Maracana stadium, while Chilean officials responded positively
to the Turkish delegation's request to start the visit to Chile a
day earlier than planned.
WorldBulletin.Net
May 27 2010
Turkey
The comment comes after Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan blamed
Turkey for a failure in the protocol process.
Spokesman for the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Burak
Ozugergin said Thursday harsh expressions in Armenia would neither
help Armenia nor the process.
The comment comes after Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan blamed
Turkey for a failure in the protocol process.
Sargsyan claimed that Ankara is trying to gain time by putting forward
preconditions.
Meeting NATO Secretary-General Rasmussen in Brussels, Sargsyan used
phrases indirectly threatening Turkey and Azerbaijan.
The Armenian President said, "Armenia will never let Ankara to get
involved in the process in finding the solution to the Upper Karabakh
problem".
Sargsyan said, "Armenian army is powerful enough to deal with the
countries ten times bigger than Armenia".
In response to a question on the normalization process between Turkey
and Armenia, Ozugergin said that Turkey had a regional vision, one
that focused on the normalization process and the solution of the
Karabakh problem, Anadolu news agency said.
Expressions of domestic political actors in Armenia are getting harsh.
Such harsh statements would neither help Armenia nor the process
itself. We are using a language of peace. Aggressive statements from
the other side are not compatible with our statements to establish
an economic sphere based on stability and welfare, Ozugergin said.
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