Turkish Ambassador to Sweden Zergun Koruturk recalled after the adoption of Armenian Genocide Resolution by Swedish Parliament arrived in Turkey.

The decision of Swedish Parliament is unfounded and will have drastic effects, Koruturk stated in Istanbul.

“I assume this process is provoked by the pre-election sentiments,” the Ambassador said recalling impending elections in Sweden to be held in September.

According to her, she was withdrawn to Ankara soon after the motion approval.

As NEWS.am reported previously, March 11, majority of Swedish parliament voted in favor of resolution describing the mass killings of Armenians and other Christian minorities in modern Turkey by the end of World War I as Genocide. The Swedish resolution passed by a casting vote, with 131 against 130.

As a sign of protest, Turkish Government recalled its Ambassador from Stockholm and cancelled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Sweden scheduled on March 17.

L.A.