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YEREVAN, APRIL 27, ARMENPRESS. Turkey rejected the nomination of Estanislao Angel Zawels as Ambassador to their country for his views on the Armenian Genocide, “Armenpress” reports citing Prensa Armenia.
Argentine Clarin newspaper writes that Zawels was suggested by a group of former diplomats who took into account the fact that his father was a diplomat in Turkey for years. However, Zawels son is the author of several diplomatic articles one of them is called “Notes on Genocides” that he wrote in 2012. The article reads: “The last stage of genocide is the denial of its existence. It is well known the case of Turkey with the Armenian Genocide. Until recently it was a state policy to deny it”.
That phrase by the diplomat was enough to irritate Turkey on his nomination as Ambassador of Argentine to Turkey.
Director of the Armenian National Committee of South America Alfonso Tabakian stated that he is not surprised that Turkey press in each country with its lobby, working on the chancelleries, trying to put a pressure on those who are designated by their country. “Erdogan wants to have diplomats that only say what he wants to hear”, he said.