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August 29, 2006 · about 20 years ago

Turkey rejects Dutch toxic ship

Dutch junior Environment minister Pieter van Geel returns on Tuesday from Turkey after failing to persuade Ankara to accept a deal on the freighter Otapan. The vessel contains large amounts of asbestos. “The talks ended in disappointment. The junior minister offered to have the ship dismantled and c

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Dutch junior Environment minister Pieter van Geel returns on Tuesday from Turkey after failing to persuade Ankara to accept a deal on the freighter Otapan. The vessel contains large amounts of asbestos.

“The talks ended in disappointment. The junior minister offered to have the ship dismantled and cleaned up in an environmentally and human-friendly manner. The Turks rejected the offer,” Van Geel’s spokesperson said.

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