Within hours after the Austrian parliamentary declaration recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide Turkey recalled its ambassador.
Within hours after the Austrian parliamentary declaration recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide Turkey recalled its ambassador. This declaration outraged the Turkish authorities.
Faithful to its principles, Ankara threatened to worsen the relations with Austria. The attitude of Turkey on this matter was also presented in Ankara to the Austrian Ambassador.
As mentioned in the announcement by Turkey Foreign Ministry, “It is clear that the declaration of the Austrian Parliament will have permanent negative effects on Turkey-Austria relations.”