Embassyline
•Turkey
Turkish National Day:
Orhan Yalman Okan, fourth from left, charge d'affaires of the Turkish Embassy, joins guest at Turkey's anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic at the Hotel Shilla, last Thursday. From left are Sudanese Ambassador Mohamed Salah Eldin Abbas; UAE Ambassador Abdulla M. Almaaina; Iraqi Charge d'Affaires Mustafa Musa Taufik; Okan; Kuwaiti Ambassador Muteb Al-Mutoteh; Representative Cho Bae-sook of the opposition Democratic Party; Brunei Ambassador Dato Haji Harun Israil; and Pakistani Ambassador Murad Ali.
/ Korea Times
•South Africa
Briefing on World Cup:
South African Ambassador Stefanus J. Schoeman speaks during a press conference on the preparation for the South African World Cup in 2010. He underscored that the security issue within the country is under control, dismissing news stories that the issue still haunts the host of the biggest soccer tournament in the world.