Turkey Threatens Paraguay for its Recognition of Armenian Genocide

Senator Victor Bogado and Turkish ambassador to Paraguay, Taner Karakas (Source: Agencia Prensa Armenia)

ASUNCION, Paraguay (Agencia Prensa Armenia)””Turkey suspended bilateral relations with Paraguay and threatened to boycott trade with the country after the Paraguayan Senate unanimously approved on October 29 an official recognition (Statement N° 101/15) of the Armenian Genocide.

Turkey’s ambassador in Argentina, Taner Karakas, concurring in Paraguay and Uruguay, met with Senator Victor Bogado, of the ruling Colorado Party, who is Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Affairs. According to local reports, Karakas expressed “disagreement and concern on the declaration.”