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Saturday, September 17, 2011

AFP: Turkey refuses US mediation in crisis with Israel

Turkey refuses US mediation in crisis with Israel

(AFP) – 5 hours ago

ISTANBUL — Turkey does not need United States' mediation to solve a long-lasting crisis with Israel over a deadly 2010 flotilla raid, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday.

"We do not need mediation ... for Israel in any way," Davutoglu said during a televised press conference in the central province of Konya when asked to comment on the possibility of the US helping to resolve their differences.

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