Friday, 30 January 2009DAVOS - Amr Moussa, the secretary-general of the Arab League and former Egyptian foreign minister, said Erdogan's action was understandable.
"Mr Erdogan said what he wanted to say and then he left. That's all. He was right," he said, adding that Israel "doesn't listen".
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan walked out of a Davos televised debate on Thursday with Israeli President Shimon Peres, after the moderator refused to allow him to rebut Peres' justification about the Gaza attacks.
Turkey has in recent months brokered indirect talks between Israel and Syria over the Golan Heights region, which Israel captured from Syria in 1967.
The exchange between Erdogan and Peres took place on the second day of the summit, where business and political leaders have been discussing trade, financial regulation and global security.
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Friday, 30 January 2009
Journal of Turkish Weekly
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