Monday, July 13, 2009

Turkey walks fine line of diplomacy

"Turkey walks fine line of diplomacy

Thomas Seibert, Foreign Correspondent

* Last Updated: July 12. 2009 11:34PM UAE / July 12. 2009 7:34PM GMT

ISTANBUL // Torn between feelings of solidarity for the Muslim Uighurs in China’s troubled Xinjiang province and its long-term aim to nurture close political and economic ties with Beijing, Turkey’s government has been struggling to find a middle way between condemning the violence and preserving its foreign policy and trade interests."

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