Turkish parliament speaker turns down invitation to visit Israel January 24, 2012 - 20:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish parliament speaker Cemil Çiçek has turned down an invitation by his Israeli counterpart, Reuven Rivlin, in a formal letter on Jan 24, Hurriyet Daily News reported. Çiçek thanked the Israeli speaker for his "kind" invitation, but said such a visit could only occur after relations between the two countries have improved. "I am not accepting the invitation for the time being," Çiçek said. "I am sure you know the conditions set by Turkey for the normalization of relations between the two countries."  Top stories Bud's maximum sustained winds have increased to near 90 mph with some more strengthening expected during the day. Catherine Ashton's spokesman, Mike Mann, called the negotiations "tough," but said that "some progress was made." In 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested sharing Gabala radar station in Azerbaijan with the United States. "Syria is turning a blind eye to terrorist groupings in areas close to the border to put Turkey in difficulty,” Interior Minister said.   |  Latest news Google adds copyright section to Transparency Report  Microsoft sits at the top of the league, followed by the British Phonographic Industry, plus NBC Universal and the RIAA.Facebook launches Instagram-like camera app for iPhone Some of the social network’s new shareholders are now suing Zuckerberg after the share price tumbled in the first week.New Jersey town mayor, son arrested for hacking rival website Felix Roque, the 55-year-old mayor of West New York, New Jersey, and his son, Joseph Roque, 22, were arrested by the FBI.10 people kidnapped by suspected PKK rebels in Turkey Nine men and one woman have been abducted in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır’s Lice district. |
