Monday, April 25 2022 13:26

ArmInfo. President of Urugua Luis Lacalle Pou rejected Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu's racist gesture against a group of demonstrators from the Armenian  community after the opening of the embassy in Montevideo this  Saturday and noted that it should be "strongly criticized."

Thus, according to The La News, "The community is hurt and rightly  so"He said in the presence of journalists. "We spoke with Foreign  Minister Bustillo and tomorrow he will be convening the Turkish  ambassador in Uruguay. Unfortunate situation. The Armenian-Uruguayan  community knows that they have always had us all in the cause of  Uruguay, the coalition, the National Party in particular and whoever  speaks," he added.

At the same time, the President of Uruguay stressed, "advancing on  trade issues does not mean that the government shares "the domestic  or foreign policy" of countries like Turkey.

For his part, Uruguayan Foreign Minister Francisco Bustillo, speaking  at the event dedicated to the 107th anniversary of the Armenian  Genocide, condemned the gesture that Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut  Cavusoglu made towards demonstrators from the Armenian community.

In his speech at the event held at the Armenian Square in  Montevideo, the Minister confirmed the recognition of the Armenian  Genocide by Uruguay. Bustillo said that his country is a country of  memory and principles that protects the peace, therefore all actions  that give rise to physical or moral violence and hatred are condemned  and rejected.

As ArmInfo previously reported, on April 23, Turkish Foreign Minister  Mevlut Cavusoglu, leaving the territory of the new Turkish embassy in  Montevideo, showed from the car window to the Armenians protesting  against his visit the gesture of the "gray wolves" - an extreme  right-wing terrorist paramilitary group banned in many countries.  Before that, Cavusoglu watched the protesters from the car with a  grin. In connection with this, the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry called  the Turkish ambassador for an explanation.