Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament voted narrowly to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in World War I.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.
News On AIR | March 12, 2010 10:59 AM
Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over "Armenian genocide"