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PRESIDENT GUL GIVEN ROYAL WELCOME IN SWEDEN
Today's Zaman, Turkey
March 13, 2013 Wednesday 1:32 PM EST
President Abdullah Gul and First Lady Hayrunnisa Gul were welcomed
by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia on Monday in the
capital, Stockholm.
Two royal carriages accompanied by 60 Royal Cavalry Guards brought Gul
and his spouse to the courtyard of the Royal Palace where a formal
military ceremony was held for the visiting Turkish president and a
crowd of Turks and Swedes who watched the event. During the ceremony,
Gul presented the king with the State Order of the Republic Medal of
Turkey and the king gave Gul Sweden's highest order of chivalry, the
Order of the Seraphim. Gul also presented the king with a duplicate
of a letter written by Sweden's King Oscar to Sultan Abdulhamid II
on July 11, 1897. He also presented him with a silk carpet as a gift.
An unusual protest took place during the visit when a plane carrying
a banner saying that Turkey should recognize the so-called Armenian
genocide of 1915 circled around the palace a few times before leaving
the area.
The Turkish president and the first lady attended a luncheon hosted
in their honor on Monday. Later, at the Business Forum President Gul
Enhanced Coverage LinkingPresident Gul -Search using:Biographies Plus
NewsNews, Most Recent 60 Dayshad a round table discussion with members
of the Swedish business community. Following the closing ceremony of
the Business Forum, Gul met with the heads of Turkish associations
in Sweden and Turkish citizens living in the country. Gul also met
with Per Westerberg, speaker of the Swedish Parliament, on Sunday.
Today's Zaman, Turkey
March 13, 2013 Wednesday 1:32 PM EST
President Abdullah Gul and First Lady Hayrunnisa Gul were welcomed
by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia on Monday in the
capital, Stockholm.
Two royal carriages accompanied by 60 Royal Cavalry Guards brought Gul
and his spouse to the courtyard of the Royal Palace where a formal
military ceremony was held for the visiting Turkish president and a
crowd of Turks and Swedes who watched the event. During the ceremony,
Gul presented the king with the State Order of the Republic Medal of
Turkey and the king gave Gul Sweden's highest order of chivalry, the
Order of the Seraphim. Gul also presented the king with a duplicate
of a letter written by Sweden's King Oscar to Sultan Abdulhamid II
on July 11, 1897. He also presented him with a silk carpet as a gift.
An unusual protest took place during the visit when a plane carrying
a banner saying that Turkey should recognize the so-called Armenian
genocide of 1915 circled around the palace a few times before leaving
the area.
The Turkish president and the first lady attended a luncheon hosted
in their honor on Monday. Later, at the Business Forum President Gul
Enhanced Coverage LinkingPresident Gul -Search using:Biographies Plus
NewsNews, Most Recent 60 Dayshad a round table discussion with members
of the Swedish business community. Following the closing ceremony of
the Business Forum, Gul met with the heads of Turkish associations
in Sweden and Turkish citizens living in the country. Gul also met
with Per Westerberg, speaker of the Swedish Parliament, on Sunday.