- Title: TURKEY: President Abbas hosts Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan at dinner
- Date: 11th December 2012
- Summary: ANKARA, TURKEY (DECEMBER 11, 2012) (REUTERS) ( ** BEWARE FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **) VIEW OF ABBAS ADDRESSING ATTENDEES OF DINNER (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT, MAHMOUD ABBAS, SAYING: "We will do whatever we can to have a state which has the capital Jerusalem. Dear prime minister and guests. Soon we would like to welcome you in the capital of Palestine, Jerusalem b
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- Location: Turkey
- Country: Turkey
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- Story Text: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan attended a dinner in Ankara hosted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said Israel will not manage to achieve its goals with the settlement projects on Tuesday (11th) at a courtesy.
Erdogan attended to a courtesy dinner hosted by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The Dinner was organised by Abbas to show gratitude for Turkey's help during the vote of United Nations accepting Palestine as an observer non-member state.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas who addressed the attendees said, Palestine will do whatever it can to have Jerusalem as its capital.
"Soon we would like to welcome you in the capital of Palestine, Jerusalem because you are the one who gave the title of honourable to Jerusalem," said Abbas.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan who appeared on the stage after Abbas criticized Israel over settlement projects. Erdogan said Israel must understand that it can not achieve its goals with one sided policies.
"Israel must understand it can not achieve its goal with its one sided policies stepping on the rights of Palestine. Which ever settlement projects implemented, and which ever violence is being shown against Palestinian, West Bank and Gaza belongs to Palestinians," said Erdogan.
Turkish Prime Minster also blamed United States for their vote of "no" in the United Nations vote.
"You were the ones who asked for a two state system, a two state regime in the middle east. What had happened now that you are against Palestine to be a state?" said Erdogan.
The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on last Thursday overwhelmingly approved the de facto recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the world body to issue its long overdue "birth certificate."
There were 138 votes in favour, nine against and 41 abstentions. Three countries did not take part in the vote to upgrade the Palestinian Authority's observer status at the United Nations to "non-member state" from "entity."
Erdogan also called the decision taken by UN for the inspection of Israel's nuclear facilities.
"A historical decision had been taken in United Nations with the voting for the inspection of the nuclear facilities of Israel with a 176 yes to 6 nos. What does that mean ? Israel, come back to you sense. Israel said they do not accept this decision. It does not matter if you accept it or not," said Erdogan.
The UN general assembly had approved a resolution calling on Israel to open its nuclear program for inspection. The resolution, approved by a vote of 174 to six with six abstentions, calls on Israel to join the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) "without further delay" and open its nuclear facilities to inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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