'Turkey To Mediate Between Afghanistan, Pakistan', World Bulletin, 17 September 2008
EXCERPT: "Turkey has launched a diplomatic initiative to bring together Afghanistan and Pakistan again, diplomats said. Diplomats said that Turkey had taken action to bring together the two countries to revive the 'Ankara Declaration' process and discuss their problems, reported Anadolu Agency. Within the scope of the initiative, Feridun Sinirlioglu, the deputy undersecretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, has been holding talks in Afghanistan since the beginning of this week. Sinirlioglu conveyed Turkish President Abdullah Gul's special letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, and exchanged views on a new trilateral summit to take place among Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The deputy undersecretary is expected to visit Pakistan after completing talks in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has responded positively to Turkey's proposal to hold a trilateral summit, and is expected to suggest a date for the summit soon. The trilateral summit is planned to be held in coming months. Upon the invitation of former Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Afghan President Hamid Karzai visited Ankara in 2007 to discuss their problems."
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