ANKARA: Turkey on Sunday said it was recalling its ambassador to the Vatican for consultations in an escalating diplomatic row over Pope Francis’ use of the word “genocide” to describe the massacres of Armenians by Ottoman forces during World War I.
“Our ambassador to the Vatican Mr. Mehmet Pacaci is being recalled back to Turkey for consultations,” the foreign ministary said in a statement after earlier summoning the Vatican’s envoy to Ankara to the ministry.
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