Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, third from right, gestures as he and his wife Ulku Zeynep Babacan, fourth from right, pose for photographers in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound during a tour of Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. Babacan is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. AP Photo logo AP Photo 25 months ago

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan, third from right, gestures as he and his wife Ulku Zeynep Babacan, fourth from right, pose for photographers in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound during a tour of Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. Babacan is on an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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