ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul on Friday signed the condolence book that was opened in the memory of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh who was stabbed to death by an unidentified assailant.
Stressing that Lindh was one of the distinguished foreign ministers of Europe, Gul said, ''she was a friend of Turkey. She often visited Turkey. She always defended Turkey and wished for Turkey's full membership to EU.''
Gul also reminded that Lindh officially invited him to Sweden.
(AY-AÖ) 12.09.2003