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Thu, 07/07/2011 - 11:58
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Turkey, Israel fail to tide over "Marmara" row
GAZA, July 7 (KUNA) -- Turkish and Israeli negotiators have failed to find a solution to an over-a-year crisis caused by an Israeli atttack on Gaza-bound aid ships.
But, talks held in New York continue, despite harsh disagreement due to Israeli refusal to apologize to Turkey for the attack on the Turkish Mavi Marmara, the Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman locked horns with his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday over the issue of an Israeli apology for the Mavi Marmara affair, with Lieberman saying an apology was not in the offing, while his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu demanded it as a condition for a resumption of normal ties.
"As far as we're concerned, there is no reason to apologize," Lieberman said in a meeting of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on Wednesday. "Turkey wants to give the impression tha t they can dictate terms, and we'll accept them as if they're a superpower. It's a matter of honor to them." The foreign minister told the Knesset committee that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan "has a desire to turn Turkey into a regional superpower with international influence." Lieberman's comments came as Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon was reportedly on his way back to Israel from New York, where he was trying to work out a formula with Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu to put an end to the Mavi Marmara affair before the Palmer Commission (the UN commission charged with investigating the incident) released its findings.
The committee - which is headed by former New Zealand prime minister Geoffrey Palmer and co-chaired by former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, and includes an Israeli representative, Joseph Ciechanover, and a Turkish official, Ozden Sanberk - was scheduled to issue its report on Thursday.
Turkey is ask ing that Israel pay compensation to the families of the victims, and apologize for the incident, while Israel has agreed to pay compensation - on condition that it goes into a government fund and not directly to the families of the victims.
But, talks held in New York continue, despite harsh disagreement due to Israeli refusal to apologize to Turkey for the attack on the Turkish Mavi Marmara, the Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday.
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman locked horns with his Turkish counterpart on Wednesday over the issue of an Israeli apology for the Mavi Marmara affair, with Lieberman saying an apology was not in the offing, while his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu demanded it as a condition for a resumption of normal ties.
"As far as we're concerned, there is no reason to apologize," Lieberman said in a meeting of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on Wednesday. "Turkey wants to give the impression tha t they can dictate terms, and we'll accept them as if they're a superpower. It's a matter of honor to them." The foreign minister told the Knesset committee that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan "has a desire to turn Turkey into a regional superpower with international influence." Lieberman's comments came as Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon was reportedly on his way back to Israel from New York, where he was trying to work out a formula with Turkish Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu to put an end to the Mavi Marmara affair before the Palmer Commission (the UN commission charged with investigating the incident) released its findings.
The committee - which is headed by former New Zealand prime minister Geoffrey Palmer and co-chaired by former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, and includes an Israeli representative, Joseph Ciechanover, and a Turkish official, Ozden Sanberk - was scheduled to issue its report on Thursday.
Turkey is ask ing that Israel pay compensation to the families of the victims, and apologize for the incident, while Israel has agreed to pay compensation - on condition that it goes into a government fund and not directly to the families of the victims.
