French President Nicolas Sarkozy has not been invited to attend the seoncd Friends of Syria summit set to take place in Istanbul, Turkey later this month.
According to the Turkish media, the country’s foreign minister, Allain Juppe, will participate in the meeting instead.
Diplomatic sources were quoted as saying that Turkey considers the French leader an unwelcome guest on its territory because of his policies on the bill criminalizing the denial of genocides.
The first Friends of Syria meeting, held in Tunisia from February 24 until 25 was attended by 60 participants who gathered together to coordinate their efforts towards assisting Syria.
The second meeting will focus on the situation in the country and future plans.
Armenian News
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