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Turkey has key role, says Queen
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The Queen has described Turkey as "a bridge between East and West at a crucial time" during an official visit to the country. (article 4)
She was speaking at a state banquet in Ankara, hosted by President Abdullah Gul and his wife Hayrunnisa. (article 4)
Turkey had a "key role in promoting peace, political stability and economic development in some of the world's most unsettled areas", she said. (article 4)
They are on a four-day state visit to the secular Muslim country to promote relations between it and the UK. (article 4)
Unique position Earlier on Tuesday, the royal couple laid a wreath at the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (article 4)
" The United Kingdom has become one of our most loyal supporters in Turkey's march toward membership of the European Union he said. (article 4)
Turkey's staunchly secular military is deeply opposed to headscarves being worn, while the ruling party, which has Islamic roots, believes religious symbols should be more openly accepted. (article 4)
Later in the trip, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh will visit the western city of Bursa and will tour a school in Istanbul which has links with UK students. (article 4)
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- 12.5.2008 | 16:49 Barak Ravid, Haaretz Corresponde... (haaretz.com, 05/16/2008, 586 words)
- 24.1.2008 | 09:15 Barak Ravid, Haaretz Corresponde... (haaretz.com, 05/16/2008, 565 words)
- 10.10.2007 | 02:54 By Ora Coren The Turkish option... (haaretz.com, 05/16/2008, 339 words)
- Turkey has key role, says Queen (BBC News, 05/13/2008, 442 words)
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