ANKARA - Italian Senate Speaker Marcello Pera sent message of condolence to Parliament Speaker Bulent Arınc for victims who died in the explosions in Istanbul.
Noting that he was very sorry about the attacks in Istanbul, Pera said that an international terrorism attack started against democracy and freedom principles in which Turkey and Italy made cooperation. International society should give response to this attack staged against those principles, Pera said, adding that Italy was supporting Turkey.
Pera also expressed his condolences to the families of people who died in attacks.
(ÖŞ-AÖ) 21.11.2003