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TURKEY IMPOSES DEFENSE SANCTIONS ON FRANCE
Middle East Newsline, Canada
Nov 20 2006
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has imposed defense sanctions on France.
Officials said Ankara would not consider French military and defense
cooperation in wake of the French parliament's approval of a bill that
recognized the Turkish genocide of Armenians in 1918. They said France
would also not attend military and security meetings in Turkey. Both
countries are members of NATO.
Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said France would not be invited
to the biannual International Defense Fair in Ankara. The next IDEF
exhibition was meant to take place in September 2007.
"France has a renowned [defense] minister, but due to the recent
developments we haven't sent her an invitation for the upcoming fair,"
Gonul said on Nov. 16. "France has not been officially invited to
the fair."
NOTE: The above is not the full item.
Middle East Newsline, Canada
Nov 20 2006
ANKARA [MENL] -- Turkey has imposed defense sanctions on France.
Officials said Ankara would not consider French military and defense
cooperation in wake of the French parliament's approval of a bill that
recognized the Turkish genocide of Armenians in 1918. They said France
would also not attend military and security meetings in Turkey. Both
countries are members of NATO.
Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said France would not be invited
to the biannual International Defense Fair in Ankara. The next IDEF
exhibition was meant to take place in September 2007.
"France has a renowned [defense] minister, but due to the recent
developments we haven't sent her an invitation for the upcoming fair,"
Gonul said on Nov. 16. "France has not been officially invited to
the fair."
NOTE: The above is not the full item.