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Palestinian youth delegation visits Turkish parliament in Ankara

Saturday 4-February-2017

A Palestinian youth delegation and representatives from pro-Palestinian Turkish societies visited the headquarters of the parliament in Ankara and met with MP Ahmet Gundogdu.

In his welcoming speech MP Gundogdu said that Turkey people and politicians would always stand by the Palestinian people and seek to end the blockade on Gaza and alleviate the humanitarian suffering there.

For their part members of the Palestinian delegation suggested mechanisms for supporting the Palestinian cause by the Turkish people and their leadership and called for a strong Turkish position against any US attempt to move the embassy to Occupied Jerusalem.

They also urged the Turkish parliament to actively participate in Palestinian events held in Ankara.

The two sides also discussed during their meeting the humanitarian conditions of Palestinian refugees in Turkey Syria and Iraq and the problems they face there.

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