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Fri, 07/30/2010 - 20:34
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SAUDI ARABIAN KING & SYRIAN PRESIDENT PRAISE TURKEY'S HONORABLE STANCE ON PALESTINE ISSUE
DAMASCUS (A.A) - 30.07.2010 - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and President Bashar al-Asad of Syria have praised Turkey's honorable stance on the Palestine issue.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah met with Syrian President al-Asad as part of his visit to Damascus, Syria's official news agency SANA reported on Friday.
The two leaders, who assessed the developments in the Arab world and particularly the situation in Palestine, pointed out to Turkey's support to Palestine, as well as its stance aiming at breaking the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, SANA reported.
Praising Turkey's "honorable stance" on the issue, the leaders said that forces should be united in order to punish Israel for its attack against the aid flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, the agency said.
Nine people, including eight Turkish and one U.S. citizen of Turkish descent, were killed when Israeli forces raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on May 31. Around 30 people were wounded in the attack.
Israel detained the passengers of the ships for a few days after the raid, and sent the majority of the passengers to Turkey.
The aid in the ships were sent to border crossings to be distributed in Gaza.
Last Friday, Israel decided to give the aid ships back to Turkey. Three Turkish ships have been kept at Israeli ports since May 31.
"Mavi Marmara" ship has been kept at Haifa port, and the other two Turkish ships "Defne" and "Gazze (Gaza)" at Ashdod port.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah met with Syrian President al-Asad as part of his visit to Damascus, Syria's official news agency SANA reported on Friday.
The two leaders, who assessed the developments in the Arab world and particularly the situation in Palestine, pointed out to Turkey's support to Palestine, as well as its stance aiming at breaking the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, SANA reported.
Praising Turkey's "honorable stance" on the issue, the leaders said that forces should be united in order to punish Israel for its attack against the aid flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, the agency said.
Nine people, including eight Turkish and one U.S. citizen of Turkish descent, were killed when Israeli forces raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on May 31. Around 30 people were wounded in the attack.
Israel detained the passengers of the ships for a few days after the raid, and sent the majority of the passengers to Turkey.
The aid in the ships were sent to border crossings to be distributed in Gaza.
Last Friday, Israel decided to give the aid ships back to Turkey. Three Turkish ships have been kept at Israeli ports since May 31.
"Mavi Marmara" ship has been kept at Haifa port, and the other two Turkish ships "Defne" and "Gazze (Gaza)" at Ashdod port.
