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    ERDOGAN REFUSES TO VISIT FRANCE

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/
    12.06.2009 19:33 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ A series of events set to introduce Turkish
    culture to France next month may be postponed, Erdogan says, but it
    is not clear if he meant only to put off a trip to France. A Foreign
    Ministry spokesperson says Davutoglu will go to France to attend one
    or two activities.

    Turkish Prime Minister said Thursday that the "Turkey Season" cultural
    event in France could be postponed because of French President Nicolas
    Sarkozy's strong opposition to Ankara's bid for full membership in
    the EU.

    Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said he might not travel to
    France for the event.

    "Sarkozy will regret what he has been doing sooner or later," Erdogan
    told private channel NTV. "We had contacts with former French President
    Jacques Chirac for a long time, but we have not seen such an approach
    from him."

    It was not clear whether Erdogan meant to postpone his trip to France
    or call off the entire Turkey Season event.

    President Abdullah Gul and Sarkozy were expected to launch the
    event, which aims to introduce Turkish culture to France through 400
    activities in 40 different French cities, on July 1. The "season"
    is scheduled to continue through March of next year. Gul recently
    said he would travel to France to kick off the events with the French
    leader. Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is also set to travel to
    France to participate in one or two activities, his spokesman said
    yesterday, Huttiyet Daily News reported.
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