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SARKOZY NOT INVITED TO SYRIA SUMMIT IN TURKEY
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http://www.turizmtatilseyahat.com/en/sarkozy-syria-summit-turkey-1576.htm
March 5 2012
Turkey
French President Nicolas Sarkozy allegedly will not be invited to an
international summit set to convene in İstanbul to discuss Syria,
underscoring Turkish protests against the French leader for his
support of efforts to criminalize denial of Armenian genocide claims,
a Turkish news report said on Monday.
Turkey is preparing to host the second gathering of the "Friends of
Syria" group, which first met in Tunisia in late February.
Participants agreed at that meeting that the second gathering will
take place in İstanbul.
Turkish organizers of the gathering plan to invite the heads of state
and governments and foreign ministers from about 70 countries.
However, France will receive an invitation only for the foreign
minister.
Meanwhile, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official has ruled out
allegations that Sarkozy would not be invited to Turkey's Syria summit.
"The conference in Turkey, as the one organized in Tunisia on Feb. 24,
is to be attended by the country's foreign ministries, so neither
Sarkozy nor any other government leaders will not participate", said
one Turkish diplomat, speaking on the condition of anonymity. He
emphasized that Turkey has no discrimination against the French
President regarding the Syrian conflict.
Both houses of the French Parliament passed a bill criminalizing
denial of claims that Armenians were subject to genocide at the hands
of the late Ottoman Empire during World War I. Sarkozy supported and
reportedly even pressured parliamentarians to pass the bill, angering
Turkey, which sees the bill as an attempt by Sarkozy to secure support
from French-Armenians in the upcoming presidential election.
The bill was annulled by France's Constitutional Council, which said it
was contradictory to the principles of freedom of expression enshrined
in France's founding documents. Sarkozy expressed disappointment
at the Constitutional Council decision and asked the government
to prepare a new draft taking into account the decision of the top
constitutional body.
The second Friends of Syria meeting is now expected to take place
later this month, from March 20-26 given Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan's scheduled foreign visits, the Sabah daily reported. Erdogan
will visit Germany on March 17, attend ceremonies commemorating the
anniversary of World War I-era events in Canakkale on March 18 and
will visit South Korea from March 26-27.
Turkey plans to invite Russia and China, two permanent members of the
UN Security Council who vetoed a Security Council resolution against
Syria and shunned the Tunisia gathering of the Friends of Syria.
Foreign ministers from more than 50 countries, including US Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu,
as well as representatives of the Syrian opposition attended the
first meeting of the Friends of Syria in Tunisia.
Sabah said the Syrian National Council, representing the political
wing of the Syrian opposition, is expected to be recognized as
the "sole legitimate representative" of Syria during the İstanbul
gathering. The meeting is also expected to produce crucial decisions
regarding military aid to the Syrian opposition.
Foreign Minister Davutoglu met with representatives of the Syrian
National Council last week, discussing preparations for the İstanbul
gathering of Friends of Syria.
Tourism Travel Vacation News
http://www.turizmtatilseyahat.com/en/sarkozy-syria-summit-turkey-1576.htm
March 5 2012
Turkey
French President Nicolas Sarkozy allegedly will not be invited to an
international summit set to convene in İstanbul to discuss Syria,
underscoring Turkish protests against the French leader for his
support of efforts to criminalize denial of Armenian genocide claims,
a Turkish news report said on Monday.
Turkey is preparing to host the second gathering of the "Friends of
Syria" group, which first met in Tunisia in late February.
Participants agreed at that meeting that the second gathering will
take place in İstanbul.
Turkish organizers of the gathering plan to invite the heads of state
and governments and foreign ministers from about 70 countries.
However, France will receive an invitation only for the foreign
minister.
Meanwhile, a Turkish Foreign Ministry official has ruled out
allegations that Sarkozy would not be invited to Turkey's Syria summit.
"The conference in Turkey, as the one organized in Tunisia on Feb. 24,
is to be attended by the country's foreign ministries, so neither
Sarkozy nor any other government leaders will not participate", said
one Turkish diplomat, speaking on the condition of anonymity. He
emphasized that Turkey has no discrimination against the French
President regarding the Syrian conflict.
Both houses of the French Parliament passed a bill criminalizing
denial of claims that Armenians were subject to genocide at the hands
of the late Ottoman Empire during World War I. Sarkozy supported and
reportedly even pressured parliamentarians to pass the bill, angering
Turkey, which sees the bill as an attempt by Sarkozy to secure support
from French-Armenians in the upcoming presidential election.
The bill was annulled by France's Constitutional Council, which said it
was contradictory to the principles of freedom of expression enshrined
in France's founding documents. Sarkozy expressed disappointment
at the Constitutional Council decision and asked the government
to prepare a new draft taking into account the decision of the top
constitutional body.
The second Friends of Syria meeting is now expected to take place
later this month, from March 20-26 given Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan's scheduled foreign visits, the Sabah daily reported. Erdogan
will visit Germany on March 17, attend ceremonies commemorating the
anniversary of World War I-era events in Canakkale on March 18 and
will visit South Korea from March 26-27.
Turkey plans to invite Russia and China, two permanent members of the
UN Security Council who vetoed a Security Council resolution against
Syria and shunned the Tunisia gathering of the Friends of Syria.
Foreign ministers from more than 50 countries, including US Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu,
as well as representatives of the Syrian opposition attended the
first meeting of the Friends of Syria in Tunisia.
Sabah said the Syrian National Council, representing the political
wing of the Syrian opposition, is expected to be recognized as
the "sole legitimate representative" of Syria during the İstanbul
gathering. The meeting is also expected to produce crucial decisions
regarding military aid to the Syrian opposition.
Foreign Minister Davutoglu met with representatives of the Syrian
National Council last week, discussing preparations for the İstanbul
gathering of Friends of Syria.