Turkey’s Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit was not well enough to attend a key meeting of military and political leaders on Thursday, his spokesman said.
Ecevit had phoned Turkey's President Ahmad Necdet Sezer, who chairs the council's meetings, to say he would be unable to participate in the meeting.
After Ecevit was released from hospital earlier this week, he claimed he would probably attend the meeting.
The Council's Thursday meeting was expected to review reforms that the European Union (EU) has demanded from Ankara before it can open membership negotiations. (Albawaba.com)
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