OSCE Chairman condemns deadly attack on Turkish soldiers

Press release 370/2008
4 October, 2008

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, condemned today an attack in which 15 Turkish soldiers were killed in southeastern Turkey on Friday.

 “I join others in condemning this attack in a participating State of the OSCE, and I extend my condolences to Turkey and the families of the victims,” Stubb said. “The OSCE unequivocally condemns terrorism wherever it occurs and advocates increased international co-operation to fight it.”

Additional information: Advisor to the Foreign Minister Mikko Hautala, tel. +358 40 834 6758, and Counsellor Janne Taalas, Deputy Head of the Finnish OSCE Chairmanship Task Force, tel. +358 40 728 4015