"Merkel relieved after Turkish ruling party escapes ban
Posted : Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:15:01 GMT
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan she was relieved that his ruling party had escaped a constitutional ban, her spokesman said Thursday in Berlin. The proposed ban on his AKP group failed by a slender margin to win confirmation Wednesday in an Ankara court."
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