BALIKESIR - Turkish National Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said on Saturday about the French attache who left the meeting held to promote the 8th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF 2007) in Ankara on May 22nd-25th, 2007, "he should explain his action to his own government."
Replying to questions of journalists, Gonul said, "all military attaches were invited to the meeting. When asked whether we invited France to the fair, I said that we could not invite the French defense minister to the fair due to recent developments. Upon this, the French attache left the meeting. He should explain his action to his own government not to us."