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Office 2007 Ultimate, June 7, 2010ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister on Monday called on Israel to accept an international probe into the raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla that killed nine pro-Palestinian activists.Ahmet Davutoglu said Israel should declare it agrees to the probe proposed by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. “Otherwise,
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Windows 7 Activation, which had a solid alliance with Israel until the three-week Gaza war that ended in early 2009, said it would reduce military and trade ties and shelved discussions of energy projects,
Office 2007 Product Key, including natural gas and fresh-water shipments. It threatened to break ties unless Israel apologizes for the raid last week.“We are evaluating everything. It is up to Israel how our ties will continue,” Mr. Davutoglu said. “Israel has to accept the consequences of its actions and be held accountable.”Mr. Davutoglu said that “normalization of Turkish-Israeli relations was out of the question” unless Israel conforms to international law. Turkey, he said, would pursue accountability in the killing of the eight Turks and one dual U.S.-Turkish citizen until the end.Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi condemned the Israeli raid.“We feel there was no justification for this aggression, and humanitarian assistance should not have been blocked the way it was,” Mr. Qureshi said.Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul also expressed solidarity with Turkey.Story Continues →Copyright 2011 The Linked Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,
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