Scandal in Kiev: Erdogan refuses to visit Holodomor victims memorialJanuary 26, 2011 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayipp Erdogan’s visit to Kiev was complicated with a conflict between the two countries’ protocols services. Turkish party refused pointblank to satisfy the demand of Ukraine to visit a memorial to Holodomor victims, an obligatory procedure for all official visits. The reaction of Ukraine’s guests was predictable. Turkey, accused of being 1915 Armenian Genocide perpetrator, has a painful reaction to similar historic events in other countries. “Victor Yushenko’s request for Turkey to recognize 1930 Holodomor as genocide considerably aggravated bilateral relations,” Kommercant Ukraine cited a local diplomat as saying. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |