23 March 2018•Update: 23 March 2018
By Tugrul Cam
ANKARA
A conference in the Argentinian capital was called off amid threats from the Armenian diaspora in the country.
According to information gathered by Anadolu Agency, Turkey's Ankara University and Argentina's University of Belgrano and National University of the West were set to hold a conference in Buenos Aires on March 20-22.
During the conference, renowned historians were expected to talk about issues such as World War I, the Liberation War, and establishment of the Turkish republic.
The event was titled: “1915, the longest year of the Ottoman Empire”.
A few days prior to the event, Armenians in the country launched a social media campaign which involved threats and insults.
The event was called off a few hours before it was expected to start.
Armenian groups in Argentina are known for their hate speech and radical protests against Turkey.
In 2010, then Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled his visit to Argentina when a written permission given for opening of Ataturk monument, named after founder of the Turkish republic, in a park in Buenos Aires was canceled by local authorities due to Armenian initiatives.
Last January, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited the country in the first such initiative in 18 years.
The visit resulted in an agreement on the assessment of areas of common interest and business co-operation, especially in the political, economic and cultural fields.
