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European expert: 'Armenian genocide' to strike severe blow to Swedish economy

Politics Materials 12 March 2010 16:30 (UTC +04:00)
Recognition of imaginary "Armenian genocide" by the Swedish Parliament will make a severe blow to the economy, Johns Hopkins University, Institute of Central Asia and Caucasus director, Svante Cornell said.
European expert: 'Armenian genocide' to strike severe blow to Swedish economy

Azerbaijan, Baku, March 12 / Trend R. Hafizoglu /

Recognition of imaginary "Armenian genocide" by the Swedish Parliament will make a severe blow to the economy, Johns Hopkins University, Institute of Central Asia and Caucasus director, Svante Cornell said.

Recognition of the "Armenian genocide" will strike the economy of Sweden, " Cornell told Trend over phone from Sweden.

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the resolution recognizing the so-called "Armenian genocide" by 23 votes in favor and 22 against at a meeting on March 4. The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Swedish Parliament recognized the so-called "Armenian genocide" March 11.

As a sign of prices against the recognition of Armenian genocide by the Parliament of Sweden and the U.S. Congress, official Ankara recalled its envoys from these countries.

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, expressing his attitude to the issue, said that the recognition of "Armenian genocide" will be a serious blow to the actions towards the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations.

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, expressing his attitude to the issue, said that the recognition of "Armenian genocide" would be a serious blow to the steps towards the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations.

According to Foreign Minister, historical events must not be politicized.

According to Cornell, the Turkish side will show a very strong reaction to the recognition of the so-called "genocide."

"After the recognition of the so-called genocide by France and Canada, political and economic interests of these countries in Turkey suffered a serious blow," he said.

According to Cornell, the recognition of the so-called "genocide" in the Swedish Parliament was the result of the efforts of the opposition. It is unknown whether the government will support it.

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