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Turkey denies asking to attend Arab League summit

Türkiye Materials 29 March 2015 03:01 (UTC +04:00)
Turkish Foreign Ministry has denied news reports that it requested to attend the 26th annual Arab League Summit that started Saturday in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Turkey denies asking to attend Arab League summit

Turkish Foreign Ministry has denied news reports that it requested to attend the 26th annual Arab League Summit that started Saturday in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Anadolu agency reported.

"The news, originated in the Egyptian media, claiming that Turkey requested to participate in the League of Arab States Summit meeting being held on 28-29 March 2015 are groundless," said Tanju Bilgic, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement Saturday.

Turkey has not made such a request, Bilgic stressed.

The statement came in response to a press question regarding a recent news story in Egyptian media that claimed Turkey's participation in the Summit was prevented.

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