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Fri, 04/17/2009 - 19:58
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-(GEN)TURKEY PLEDGES 100 MILLION USD TO PAKISTAN

-(GEN)TURKEY PLEDGES 100 MILLION USD TO PAKISTAN

TOKYO/ANKARA (A.A) - 17.04.2009 - Turkey pledged 100 million USD assistance to Pakistan on Friday during Pakistan meeting held in Tokyo.
Turkey's State Minister Mehmet Aydin represents Turkey in the "Pakistan Donors Conference and Friends of Democratic Pakistan Group Ministerial Meeting" in the Japanese capital of Tokyo.
The participants decided to hold the second meeting in Turkey. Date of the meeting has not been decided yet.
Addressing the meeting, Aydin underlined friendship ties between Turkey and Pakistan rooted in history.
International donors, led by the United States and Japan, pledged more than 5 billion USD on Friday.
The aid will be used in health, education, management and restoration of democracy.
Participants underlined stability in Pakistan to prevent spread of terrorism in the region.

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