Erdogan Says He Can't Attend Parliamentary Session In Which Trnc President Denktas Delivers Speech

TOKYO - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he could not attend a parliamentary session on Thursday during which Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas would deliver a speech.
Erdogan answered questions of Japanese reporters at the Japan National Press Club.
Replying to questions of Turkish reporters that Denktas would deliver a speech at the Parliament on Thursday, Erdogan said he knew about the development.
Noting that the Parliamentary Advisory Committee had made such a decision, Erdogan said that he would not be attending the parliamentary session as he would have a weekly meeting with President Ahmet Necdet Sezer during the scheduled session.
(MS-AY) 13.04.2004