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Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, left, shakes hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, at the Presidential Palace of Cankaya in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday Feb. 1, 2005. Abbas arrived in the Turkish capital in one of his first official trips abroad, a visit that highlights this pro-Western Muslim nation's close contacts with both Israel and the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Str)