Brazil's Foreign Ministry said it regrets the decision of Turkish government to recall an envoy from Brazil.

Following Brazil's Senate approval of a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, Turkey recalled the ambassador to Ankara “for consultations”.

Brazil’s foreign ministry said if also “regrets the terms of a statement released by the Turkish Government regarding the adoption of the Application No. 550 by the Senate, which contains a ‘Motion of Solidarity with the Armenian people in the Centennial of the extermination campaign against its population’”, Asbarez reported.

“On June 1, the Turkish ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and was received by the Secretary General of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sergio Danese, who gave extensive explanations on the procedures in progress in the Senate, about the meaning of the Application and the traditional position of Brazil in the matter, which remains unchanged. The same explanation was provided by the Secretary General to the Ambassador of Armenia,” added the statement.

“The Senate acted within its constitutional prerogatives and in line with the principle of independence of powers enshrined in the Brazilian constitution. The Brazilian Government maintains the expectation that bilateral relations with Turkey, formally defined as strategic by both countries, may soon return to full normality.”