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Summarize this: eager to rekindle ankara 's military support in the event of a war on iraq , us president george w. bush on tuesday rolled out the red carpet for the leader of turkey 's ruling party , recep tayyip erdogan .
Answer:
bush advisors to discuss iraq with turkish leader
Text: spain is helping its former colonies colombia and ecuador to restore dialogue following a weekend raid by colombian air and land forces inside ecuador that has triggered a regional military crisis , foreign minister miguel angel moratinos said wednesday .

Summary: spain helping to restore dialogue between colombia ecuador
Generate a short summary: the former deputy director of the chinese capital 's transportation department was sentenced to death wednesday for taking bribes and stealing state assets , state media said .
Answer: top beijing transportation official sentenced to death for corruption
israeli soldiers and palestinian police were caught in a tense stand - off wednesday outside a jewish settlement in the gaza strip when soldiers tried to set up a new army checkpoint , witnesses said .

Short summary: tense armed standoff outside jewish settlement in gaza
IN: thailand heralded monday 's transition of power in iraq as an `` improvement '' in the security situation but said it was too early to tell if the mounting violence there would end .
summary: thailand welcomes transfer of power in iraq
IN: palestinian leader yasser arafat called on the palestinians to get well prepared for the announcement of an independent palestinian state next may .
summary:
independent palestinian state to be announced next