"China, Russia invited to Libya talks in Istanbul
Tuesday, 12 July 2011 17:17 Mohideen Mifthah
ANKARA, July 12, 2011 (AFP) - Turkey has invited China and Russia to join for the first time discussions on Libya as part of a contact group of major powers, to convene this week in Istanbul, a Turkish official said Tuesday.
“Russia and China have been invited as permanent members of the UN Security Council. We think they will participate but no information has reached us so far on what level,” foreign ministry spokesman Selcuk Unal told reporters."
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