AK PARTY DISCUSSING THE MIDDLE EAST COST OF CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST…BENEFITS OF PEACE

The British Broadcasting Corporation. Text of report in English by Turkish news agency Anatolia:

ANKARA (A.A) Justice and Development (AK) Party will organize an international meeting on the Middle East in Mediterranean province of Antalya between March 15th and 17th.

Political, military, economic and diplomatic aspects of the clashes in the Middle East will be discussed at the meeting, which will be organized with the support of Indian think-tank "Strategic Foresight Group" and Swiss Foreign Ministry.

Numerous participants from Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Kuwait, Qatar, Iraq, Egypt, Israel, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland and India, as well as representatives of Arab League, European Parliament and leading international think-tanks will attend the meeting.

Turkish State Minister Mehmet Aydin, who is the coordinator of the activities carried out within the framework of "Alliance of Civilizations" initiative, will deliver the opening speech of the meeting.

Apart from AK Party MPs, officials from Turkish MFA and academicians will also attend the meeting.