Washington – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said at the White House on Thursday that he intends to go ahead with a planned trip to the Gaza Strip next month despite pressure from the United States to delay it.
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“I place a lot of significance on this visit in terms of peace in the Middle East,” Erdogan said at a rainy Rose Garden news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama, adding that he also plans to visit the West Bank on that trip.
In April, Secretary of State John Kerry urged Erdogan to delay visiting the Palestinian enclave to avoid endangering U.S. efforts to revive Turkey’s ties with Israel and to advance Middle East peace talks.
why would he want to delay a visit to his good friends in hamas
he should go… on the mavi marmara.. and let the brave israelis do their thing!
Let’s hope,this jew hating swine will have his throat cut by one of his murderous terrorist friends in Gaza
Obama couldn’t tell if it was raining while under the umbrella? That’s a good metaphor for how out of touch he is with the outside world.
Also, does be really think that Marine needs his help holding the umbrella up?
Maybe Edrogran can bring them some mustard for their KFC.