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Article: Turkey feeling the heat over Sudanese president's visit.
- Article from:
- Sudan Tribune (Sudan)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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November 6, 2009 (WASHINGTON) -- The Turkish government on Friday fought to fend off mounting criticisms of its invitation to Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir for participation in the a summit of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul
The Turkish foreign ministry issued a statement late on Friday saying that despite its invitation to Bashir as host of the OIC summit, a bilateral visit by him in the future "was out of question". Earlier this week, Turkish officials insisted that they have no legal obligation to arrest ...