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International Fact-Finding Committee Due In Turkey For Attack On Aid Flotilla

24 August 2010 02:16 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Members of an international fact-finding mission will pay a visit to Turkey to examine the Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, APA reports quoting turkishny.com web-page.
A ministry statement said that members of an independent international fact-finding mission would hold talks in Ankara, Istanbul and the southern town of Iskenderun till August 29.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will receive the delegation in Ankara.
The delegation is expected to come together with a national investigation commission, listen to those injured in the attack and the witnesses, and meet executives of Turkish ministries and institutions.
Members of the international mission will also examine the "Mavi Marmara", "Defne Y" and "Gazze" aid ships.
In its statement, the ministry said the report the international mission would prepare was of vital importance for revealing the facts.
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.
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council set up the international fact-finding mission on June 2 to investigate violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, resulting from the Israeli attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance. Members of an international fact-finding mission will pay a visit to Turkey to examine the Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
A ministry statement said that members of an independent international fact-finding mission would hold talks in Ankara, Istanbul and the southern town of Iskenderun till August 29.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will receive the delegation in Ankara.
The delegation is expected to come together with a national investigation commission, listen to those injured in the attack and the witnesses, and meet executives of Turkish ministries and institutions.
Members of the international mission will also examine the "Mavi Marmara", "Defne Y" and "Gazze" aid ships.
In its statement, the ministry said the report the international mission would prepare was of vital importance for revealing the facts.
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.
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council set up the international fact-finding mission on June 2 to investigate violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, resulting from the Israeli attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance.