TURKISH, SWISS FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS PROTOCOLS

Asbarez
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Feb 25th, 2010

KIEV, Ukraine-Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu met with US
National Security Adviser James Jones and Swiss Foreign Minister
Micheline Calmy-Rey in Kiev on Thursday.

Davutoglu and Jones discussed Turkish-US relations, Iran’s nuclear
program and the developments taking place in the Caucasus.

The Turkish foreign minister spoke to Calmy-Rey about Turkey’s upcoming
ascension to the rotating presidency of the Council of Europe and the
issues on the agenda of the Council.The two diplomats also discussed
the Armenia-Turkey normalization process.

Davutoglu and Calmy-Rey also discussed a ban on minarets in
Switzerland, with Davutoglu conveying Turkey’s sensitivity on the
issue.