TURKEY DISBANDS PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDSHIP GROUP WITH ISRAEL
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 31, 2011 - 21:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey decided against forming parliamentary
friendship groups with five countries, including Israel and Syria,
in the newly commenced parliamentary session, while preparing to form
friendship groups with 18 new countries.
During the previous session of Parliament, the 23rd session, there
were friendship groups with parliamentarians from 110 countries,
including Israel and Syria. Parliament has decided to re-establish
friendship with 212 countries, which does not include Israel, Syria,
Libya, Greece and Uzbekistan.
The exclusion of Israel from the list was expected as Turkey~Rs
ties with the Jewish state have recently hit a low. The first-ever
parliamentary friendship group with Israel was formed during the 20th
session of Parliament, between January 1996 and April 1999. The last
group was formed during the 23rd session of Parliament, which opened
in August 2007 and closed in June 2011.
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 31, 2011 - 21:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey decided against forming parliamentary
friendship groups with five countries, including Israel and Syria,
in the newly commenced parliamentary session, while preparing to form
friendship groups with 18 new countries.
During the previous session of Parliament, the 23rd session, there
were friendship groups with parliamentarians from 110 countries,
including Israel and Syria. Parliament has decided to re-establish
friendship with 212 countries, which does not include Israel, Syria,
Libya, Greece and Uzbekistan.
The exclusion of Israel from the list was expected as Turkey~Rs
ties with the Jewish state have recently hit a low. The first-ever
parliamentary friendship group with Israel was formed during the 20th
session of Parliament, between January 1996 and April 1999. The last
group was formed during the 23rd session of Parliament, which opened
in August 2007 and closed in June 2011.