The Turkish government has condemned the passage [JURIST report] of legislation in Argentina which refers to the mass killings of Armenians [BBC Q/A] in Turkey around the time of World War I as genocide and establishes a day of annual commemoration on April 24. In a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Turkey said the bill "is an example of falsification of history." The Argentinean bill must still be signed by the president and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan [official profile; BBC profile] has already urged the president not to do so, saying the bill is in violation of international law [Turkish Daily News report; JURIST report]. PanARMENIAN.Net has more.
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