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Turkey might take Hamas’ truce conditions to UN: PM

05 January 2009 14:11 (UTC +04:00)

ANKARA-APA. Turkey could bring the Palestinian faction Hamas’ conditions for ceasefire to the attention of the United Nations, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said late on Sunday, APA reports quoting Turkish news agencies
"As a nonpermanent member of the UN Security Council, we could bring the conditions of Hamas for a ceasefire to the attention of the United Nations. Hamas officials have full confidence in Turkey," Erdogan was quoted as saying.
He also criticized Israel for laying the groundwork for provocation without removing the embargo on Palestinians.
Earlier on Sunday, Erdogan slammed Israel’s Gaza operation, saying the disproportional use of force causes "humanitarian tragedy."
"Israel creates a humanitarian tragedy with using disproportional force. This would cause problems for Israel as well," Erdogan said in the southern province of Antalya, without specifying what the problems would be.