Publication Date:
Tue, 2010-09-21 00:44
Abdullah Gul, speaking to reporters in New York, cited a
scheduling problem and said there would be no meeting with Shimon Peres. His
comments late Sunday were carried by Turkey’s state-run news agency, Anatolia.
Some reports had suggested that the two men would meet in a
sign of an improvement in strained relations between the two formerly close
allies.
Relations hit a low point after Israel’s May raid on an
international flotilla that aimed to bust the blockade of Gaza. Eight Turkish
and one Turkish-American activist died.
Turkey is demanding an apology for the raid and compensation
for the victims’ families.
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