(DIP) TURKEY STRONGLY CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN PESHAWAR.ANKARA, Jun 10, 2009 (TUR tur: see ibex. ) -- Turkey has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday and renewed its support to "brotherly Pakistan in its fight against terrorism and zealotry zeal·ot·ry n. Excessive zeal; fanaticism. zealotism, zealotry a tendency to undue or excessive zeal; fanaticism. See also: Behavior Noun 1. ". "We learned with 'great sadness' the terrorist attack that took place in Peshawar yesterday that killed 11 people, including UN personnel aiding refugees, and wounded 70 others. Turkey strongly condemns this incident that targeted the peace and stability of brotherly Pakistan," said the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA See multifactor authentication. ) in a statement issued on Wednesday. "We once again express that Turkey will continue to support Pakistan in its fight against terrorism and zealotry and will continue its solidarity with the people and government of Pakistan Government of Pakistan (Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان), The Constitution of Pakistan provides for a Federal Parliamentary System of government, with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected Prime . Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who is paying a visit to Pakistan, has conveyed his message of condolence to Pakistani authorities," the MFA said. Ahmet Davutoglu paid a visit to the UN representative in Pakistan Fikret Akcura to express his feelings of condolence as the foreign minister of Turkey which is the current term president of the UN Security Council. (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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