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    TURKISH LEADER'S LEBANON VISIT SPARKS CLASHES

    EuroNews
    Nov 25 2010
    France

    Protesters have clashed with police over Turkish Prime Minister Recip
    Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Lebanon.

    The demonstrators are from Lebanon's Armenian minority and they are
    furious at the presence of the Turkish premier.

    During the First World War, up to one and a half million Armenians
    were allegedly murdered by the Ottoman Turks, but Turkey has so far
    refused to acknowledge this.

    Former Lebanese Telecommunications Minister Alain Tabourian said:
    "We also have a big grief with Turkey in that they are not recognising
    the Armenian genocide, something which is unacceptable after almost
    100 years of its occurrence."

    During his two day visit, Turkey has already signed a partnership
    agreement with Lebanon in a bid to promote free trade between the
    two countries.

    Erdogan praised the commitment and said it would strengthen bilateral
    relations.

    Turkey maintains that the body count in the alleged genocide was
    exaggerated and that the dead were victims of civil unrest.

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    From: A. Papazian
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