Ivory Coast: Pakistani forces rescue Turk diplomat

ANKARA: Pakistani peacekeeping forces rescued the Turkish ambassador to Abidjan, who was trapped in Ivory Coast amid the ongoing turmoil.

According to Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, clashes around the hotel district in Abidjan trapped Ambassador Yalin Kaya Erensoy in the embassy building, which is part of a hotel compound.

A Turk businessman was also rescued by Pakistani forces.

The Turkish foreign ministry took the initiative at the level of the United Nations in New York, as well as with the Pakistani embassy in Ankara to rescue Ambassador Erensoy and the businessman identified as Ali Ates as Turkey does not have a peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast.



Published in The Express Tribune, April 15^th, 2011.