Turkish Foreign Minister Receives Member Of U.N. Fact-finding Committee

The Turkish foreign minister received Monday a member of an international fact-finding committee that investigates the recent Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with Sir Desmond de Silva, a member of the International Fact-Finding Mission of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council set up to examine the Israeli attack, in capital Ankara.
The meeting between the two officials was closed to press.
Members of the international mission are expected to hold a series of talks in Ankara, Istanbul and the southern town of Iskenderun till August 29.
As part of their visit, the delegation will come together with a national investigation commission, listen to those injured in the attack and the witnesses, and meet executives of Turkish ministries and institutions.
Committee members will also examine the "Mavi Marmara", "Defne Y" and "Gazze" aid ships.
Nine people, including eight Turkish and one U.S. citizen of Turkish descent, were killed when Israeli forces raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on May 31. Around 30 people were wounded in the attack.
The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council set up the international fact-finding mission on June 2 to investigate violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, resulting from the Israeli attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance.
(DO-CE)