ANKARA: Gul’s Call Falls On Sarkozy’s Deaf Ears

GUL’S CALL FALLS ON SARKOZY’S DEAF EARS

Hurriyet Daily News
Dec 20 2011
Turkey

In an unprecedented move that was perceived as an act of
disrespectfulness by Turkey, French President Nicolas Sarkozy refused
to talk to the Turkish President Abdullah Gul on the phone, as the
latter attempted to call him to personally to convey his message
over the Armenian ‘genocide’ denial bill to be voted Thursday in the
French parliament.

The Elysee Palace was notified Monday morning that Gul would like
to talk to Sarkozy in person, but the request was not met, leading
Gul to issue a written statement slamming the bill, sources from the
president’s office said. “We have not received a reply from Sarkozy
for the last two days,” one source said. “Sarkozy did not have the
courage to talk to Gul on the issue.”