(DIP) TURKEY OPENS CONSULATE-GENERAL IN MOSUL.MOSUL, Nov 1, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and State Minister for foreign trade Zafer Caglayan formally inaugurated Turkey's consulate-general in the Iraqi city of Mosul, third stop of their tour to Iraq. The consulate-general has been active since 2006 but formal inauguration ceremony was held on Saturday. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Caglayan said that Turkey would always stand by Iraqi people with its politicians and businessmen. "Today, we, as children of Ottomans, are here to show interest to development of Mosul just as our ancestors Our Ancestors (Italian: I Nostri Antenati) is the name of Italo Calvino's "heraldic trilogy" that comprises The Cloven Viscount (1952), The Baron in the Trees (1957), and The Nonexistent Knight (1959). showed centuries ago," Caglayan said. Caglayan stated that Turkey wanted to take an important role in the reconstruction of Mosul. During the ceremony, the University of Mosul University of Mosul is one of the largest Educational and Research Centers in the Middle East.The University is located in Al-Shifaa Court, Mosul City, Iraq. Academic program The University of Mosul founded on the first of April 1967 upon the law no. awarded honorary doctorate to Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. On Friday, Davutoglu and Caglayan visited Iraq's Irbil and Basra. Turkish ministers opened another consulate Consulate, 1799–1804, in French history, form of government established after the coup of 18 Brumaire (Nov. 9–10, 1799), which ended the Directory. in Irbil at their visit. (T-GC) (THROUGH ASIA Asia (ā`zhə), the world's largest continent, 17,139,000 sq mi (44,390,000 sq km), with about 3.3 billion people, nearly three fifths of the world's total population. PULSE) |
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