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Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over "Armenian genocide"

Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament voted narrowly to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in World War I.<br/><br/>The Turkish government condemned the resolution, saying it was "based upon major errors and without foundation".<br/><br/>The Swedish government opposed the opposition resolution but it passed by one vote after some MPs voted against party lines. It comes days after a US congressional panel passed a similar resolution. <br/><br/>The Swedish vote comes less than a week after the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee approved a similar resolution – by 23 votes to 22 – despite strong Turkish lobbying not to. That vote also sparked anger from Turkey and the recall of its ambassador to Washington.

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