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Australia to oppose wall at Gallipoli
Australia will oppose Turkish plans to erect a stone wall as part of controversial roadworks at Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Prime Minister John Howard announced the move as he flew out on an overseas trip that includes a visit to Turkey.Mr Howard says the Australian ambassador will ask Turkish authorities not to build the stone embankment, or at least put the wall on hold. "We are concerned that that construction would significantly alter the appearance of the landing area and that would in our view be very regrettable," he said. Labor's Anthony Albanese says the roadworks have uncovered bones, and the Government has not done enough to protect the site. "Unfortunately I think the damage is done," he said. Previously Mr Howard's said roadworks would stop if bones were found. Today he says it is inevitable they will turn up. "That is a completely different thing from allowing any work to be carried out which disturbed existing war cemeteries." But he says any bones found deserve "respectful" treatment. Prime Minister John Howard says the discovery of bones at the site of roadworks in Gallipoli is an unavoidable consequence of war. Posted by: God Save The World 2005-04-18 |
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