Anti-war Protest Takes Place at Six-nation Meeting Venue

Home>>World

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, January 24, 2003

Anti-war Protest Takes Place at Six-nation Meeting Venue

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

An anti-war demonstration organized by the Association of Human Rights and Solidarity for Peoples (MAZLUMDER) took place at the venue of the six-nation meeting on Iraqi crisis in Istanbul, Turkey, on Thursday morning.

The demonstrators gathered in front of the Ciragan Palace where foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia andIran, were to meet later on Thursday in a bid to seek ways to solvethe standoff between the United States and Iraq peacefully.

The group carried banners reading "Defend your rights and our people" and "Bush likes dead."

Mustafa Ercan, member of MAZLUMDER Executive Board, said they would like to present a letter to Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul and to the six foreign ministers, who will attend the meeting.

Their demand was rejected, but the letter had been accepted by security guards to convey to Gul, said Ercan. The group later dispersed without any incident.

Questions?Comments? Click here

Six-nation FMs Approve Istanbul Declaration on Iraq

>> Full Coverage

Beijing to Cancel 'Hotels for Hosting Foreign Visitors' ( 4 Messages)

Chinese Bid Farewell to Outworn Doctrine of Egalitarianism ( 10 Messages)

Can US Strategic Intention be Realized? ( 23 Messages)

How's US$52.7bn Foreign Investment Introduced Into China? ( 14 Messages)

Bush Rejects China Mechanical Device Import Quota ( 12 Messages)

Foreign Museums Refuse to Return Cultural relics, Chinese Experts in Action ( 11 Messages)