Turkey canceled Moufaz's visit

Originally published October 4, 2000

The Turkish army chief of staff on Tuesday issued a statement in which it announced canceling the visit which was due to be held by the Israeli army chief of staff Shaoul Moufaz to Turkey today.

An Israeli source in Ankara said that the situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories where almost 60 Palestinians were killed, seems to be behind the Turkish decision to cancel Moufaz's visit.

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