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Monday, March 06, 2006

The New Anatolian-Govt defends its Mideast policies

"Govt defends its Mideast policies

The New Anatolian / Istanbul

Moving to defend govt policies towards Mideast, Erdogan says that Foreign Ministry officials met Hamas delegation, while Gul defends Turkey's efforts taken in accordance with the GME, saying, 'These initiatives don't foresee political or military intervention in the region'

As the recent Ankara visits of a Hamas delegation and Iraq's premier continue to draw criticism both at home and abroad, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Gul over the weekend defended the government's Mideast policies."

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