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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Sept 22 2012
Canada honors Turkish diplomat with monument
OTTOWA - Hürriyet Daily News
Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu stood alongside his Canadian
counterpart on Sept. 20 to dedicate a memorial to a Turkish military
attaché, three decades after he was gunned down by Armenian militants
in Ottawa. The memorial to Col. Atilla Altıkat is `a monument
condemning terrorism,' he said, adding that stood in memory to terror
victims.
`On behalf of the Turkish nation, I would like to thank you for your
perseverance throughout the years,' said DavutoÄ?lu, referring to
Altıkat's wife and children.
The Syrian crisis is likely to be the focus of plenary and bilateral
meetings in New York, but there are few expectations that the U.S.
will move forward on the Syrian issue due to November's presidential
election.
Turkey has repeatedly complained that it is not receiving enough
international assistance for Syrian refugees and has pushed for the
creation of a foreign-protected `safe zone' inside Syria to try to
help civilians on the other side of the border, but it has failed to
receive support from international actors on the plans.
ErdoÄ?an had been due to travel to New York between Sept. 22 and 25 and
to give a speech at the U.N. Assembly, where he was expected to push
the U.N. to recognize Islamophobia as a crime against humanity.
The prime minister took the decision to cancel his trip to New York
after a meeting with his party deputes and secretary general on Sept.
20.
President Abdullah Gül had earlier been scheduled to attend the U.N.
Assembly but canceled due to a chronic ear infection.
September/22/2012
Sept 22 2012
Canada honors Turkish diplomat with monument
OTTOWA - Hürriyet Daily News
Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu stood alongside his Canadian
counterpart on Sept. 20 to dedicate a memorial to a Turkish military
attaché, three decades after he was gunned down by Armenian militants
in Ottawa. The memorial to Col. Atilla Altıkat is `a monument
condemning terrorism,' he said, adding that stood in memory to terror
victims.
`On behalf of the Turkish nation, I would like to thank you for your
perseverance throughout the years,' said DavutoÄ?lu, referring to
Altıkat's wife and children.
The Syrian crisis is likely to be the focus of plenary and bilateral
meetings in New York, but there are few expectations that the U.S.
will move forward on the Syrian issue due to November's presidential
election.
Turkey has repeatedly complained that it is not receiving enough
international assistance for Syrian refugees and has pushed for the
creation of a foreign-protected `safe zone' inside Syria to try to
help civilians on the other side of the border, but it has failed to
receive support from international actors on the plans.
ErdoÄ?an had been due to travel to New York between Sept. 22 and 25 and
to give a speech at the U.N. Assembly, where he was expected to push
the U.N. to recognize Islamophobia as a crime against humanity.
The prime minister took the decision to cancel his trip to New York
after a meeting with his party deputes and secretary general on Sept.
20.
President Abdullah Gül had earlier been scheduled to attend the U.N.
Assembly but canceled due to a chronic ear infection.
September/22/2012