Asian Parliamentary Assembly
'No peace in Middle East unless Palestinian state is formed'
There will be no peace in the Middle East without the establishment of an independent State of Palestine, the Turkish parliament speaker has said, calling on the international community to take action to this end amid the ongoing Israeli offensive against the civilians in Gaza.
Turkey to chair Asian parliamentary body for 2 more years
Turkey will chair Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) for another two years, the assembly said on Dec. 16.
The announcement came during the 12th APA Plenary meeting that ended in Turkey's Mediterranean resort city of Antalya.
Turkey will serve as the term president in 2020-2021.