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UN's Ban names Turk, Israeli to flotilla probe

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday named two veteran Turkish and Israeli diplomats to a panel that will investigate Israel's deadly May 31 commando raid on an aid flotilla. Joseph Ciechanover, a former senior official at Israel's Foreign Ministry, will be the Israeli representative on the panel, while the Turkish member will be Ozdem Sanberk, a diplomat who held senior positions in the Turkish Foreign Minister and the United Nations.

 

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer will be the chairman of the panel, with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe acting as vice chairman. The committee will hold its first meeting on Aug. 10 and expects to submit an initial progress report in mid-September. (Reuters)

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 08.07.10, 23:14