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| Lecture
by Turkish Ambassador, April 2005 |
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Bridge
between East and West
The Ambassador's lecture took place on Tuesday, April 26 at
the Kasumikaikan. The speaker was
Mrs. Salmaz Unaydin, Turkish Ambassador to Japan. Starting with the common points and
special features of Turkey and Japan, such as linguistic similarities and the importance
of cultural
heritage, etc, Mrs. Unaydin said that Turkey is often called the bridge between East and
West, and it is a dynamic young country, geographically located at the center of three
continents, in the heart of a region containing 70% of the world's oil resources.
Furthemore, she said Turkey's main special feature is that despite almost its whole
population being Islamic, the country is the sole completely democratic country among the
nearly 60 Islamic countries in the world. Finally Mrs. Unaydin emphasized the importance
of Turkey's becoming a member of EU for the future of Europe and the world. Audience
members were thoroughly charmed by the weighty arguments presented by this elegant
ambassador, who also happens to be a woman. |
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