Turkey's EU minister says no delay in Mavi Marmara report can hide reality

ANKARA (A.A) - August 22, 2011 - Turkey's minister for affairs with the European Union (EU) said on Monday that no delay in the release of a UN report on the Mavi Marmara attack could hide the reality.
Commenting on UN's latest decision to postpone the release of a report on last year's deadly Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, Turkish EU Minister Egemen Bagis said no country had the right to kill the citizens of another country on international waters.
"This can only be the work of pirates. They can postpone the report as much as they want, but the truth cannot be hidden," he said.
The minister also said Turkey's stance on the matter was clear, listing the country's conditions as receiving an official apology from Israel, compensation for the relatives of the victims of the attack and removal of the embargo over Gaza.
Earlier on Monday, a spokesperson for the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that UN had postponed the release of its report on the flotilla attack upon Israel's demand. UN was expected to release the document on Tuesday.
On May 31, 2010, Israeli commandos raided an aid flotilla heading for Gaza, killing nine Turkish nationals one of whom was a U.S. citizen.