The current Austrian EU presidency has invited Turkish foreign minister Abdullah Gul to present ideas at an informal so-called "Gymnich" meeting in Salzburg next month on how to improve relations after the Mohammed cartoon conflict, which has sharpened tensions between Europe and the muslim world.
"The Turkish foreign minister has been invited to open a discussion on this theme at a meeting of foreign ministers on 11 March," Austrian presidency spokesman Nikola Johannes Donig said, acco...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.