MFA recommends postponing debate on recognition of Armenian genocide 3 June 2018
Israeli Missions Around The World MFA Press Room 2018 MFA recommends postponing debate on recognition of Armenian genocide 3 June 2018

MFA recommends postponing Knesset debate on recognition of Armenian genocide

  • 6/3/2018
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    The recommendation to postpone the debate until after the Turkish elections arose due to concern that this may serve Turkish President Erdoğan’s election campaign.
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    ​(Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson)

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ recommendation to postpone a debate on a law recognizing the Armenian genocide until after the Turkish elections on 24 June 2018, as the debate on its original schedule might serve the election campaign of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.