Turkish Foreign Minister Leaves For Yemen

ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan left Turkish capital of Ankara for Yemen on Monday.
On February 17-18, Babacan will visit Yemen upon an invitation by his Yemeni counterpart Abu Bakr Abdallah al-Qirbi. On February 19, Babacan will proceed to Bahrain and on February 20, he will pay a visit to Lithuania.
Responding to questions of reporters before his departure for Yemen, Babacan said the recent remarks made by the Israeli Ground Forces Commander Avi Mizrahi were not beneficial and they expected a comprehensive statement from Israel on this matter.
The Israeli Ground Forces Commander Mizrahi had made remarks accusing Turkey of the incidents of 1915.
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