Monday, September 20, 2010

AFP: Israel's Peres refuses to meet Turkish president

"Israel's Peres refuses to meet Turkish president

(AFP) – 4 hours ago

UNITED NATIONS — Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Monday he declined to meet his Turkish counterpart after he had set conditions Israel could not accept as tensions between the two countries remain high.

'There was a proposal that President (Abdullah) Gul and myself would meet. I agreed. But then I got conditions which made this meeting, in my judgement, not a possibility,' Peres told reporters."

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