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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Turkey denies supplying Gaddafi troop rations - Africa - Al Jazeera English

"Turkey denies supplying Gaddafi troop rations
Suggestion of having breached UN sanctions rejected after Turkish-made food items are found with Gaddafi troops.

Turkey responded after Al Jazeera reported finding Turkish-made rations at three Libyan military bases

Turkey has dismissed a suggestion that it may be breaching United Nations sanctions on Libya after Al Jazeera reported that Turkish food rations were feeding forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

The Turkish foreign ministry said on Thursday it has no knowledge of any Turkish company exporting food rations or any other supplies to the Libyan government since UN Security Council sanctions were imposed on March 17."

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