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March 9 2012
Turkey Confirms France's Invitation to Friends of Syria
Sana Ajmi | 09 March 2012
Press attaché of Abdullah Gül, the president of Turkey, confirmed
today that France will definitely be invited to the upcoming Friends
of Syria conference, to be hosted by Turkey. `The Friends of Syria
conference we will host is an international summit with all
representatives from the first conference participating,' Mehmet Kasap
stated, a spokesman for President Gül.
Relations between Turkey and France have become increasingly tense
following France's proposal to adopt a law criminalizing the denial of
the existence of the Armenian genocide - an extremely sensitive
subject in Turkish national dialogue. The Turkish government
subsequently responded by alleging that France committed genocide
during Algeria's struggle to free itself from colonial rule.
The statement was made on the final day of Gül's three-day diplomatic
visit to Tunisia. Gül concluded his trip by touring the Sadiki
secondary school and praying in Tunis's iconic Zeitouna mosque. He
returned to Turkey this evening following a closing ceremony held at
4:00pm.
The second Friends of Syria summit will be held in Istanbul on a yet
to be determined date.
http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/03/09/turkey-confirms-frances-invitation-to-friends-of-syria/
March 9 2012
Turkey Confirms France's Invitation to Friends of Syria
Sana Ajmi | 09 March 2012
Press attaché of Abdullah Gül, the president of Turkey, confirmed
today that France will definitely be invited to the upcoming Friends
of Syria conference, to be hosted by Turkey. `The Friends of Syria
conference we will host is an international summit with all
representatives from the first conference participating,' Mehmet Kasap
stated, a spokesman for President Gül.
Relations between Turkey and France have become increasingly tense
following France's proposal to adopt a law criminalizing the denial of
the existence of the Armenian genocide - an extremely sensitive
subject in Turkish national dialogue. The Turkish government
subsequently responded by alleging that France committed genocide
during Algeria's struggle to free itself from colonial rule.
The statement was made on the final day of Gül's three-day diplomatic
visit to Tunisia. Gül concluded his trip by touring the Sadiki
secondary school and praying in Tunis's iconic Zeitouna mosque. He
returned to Turkey this evening following a closing ceremony held at
4:00pm.
The second Friends of Syria summit will be held in Istanbul on a yet
to be determined date.
http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/03/09/turkey-confirms-frances-invitation-to-friends-of-syria/