A team of Chinese and Turkish mountaineers will climb Mount Agri
in eastern Turkey in order to draw attention to global warming, the
semi-official Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.
Three Chinese mountaineers including Wang Shi and seven members
of Turkish Search and Rescue Association (AKUT) will set out on
their hike on Sunday and it will last about a week, according to
the report.
It added that the Chinese mountaineers were invited by Turkish
Culture and Tourism Ministry.
AKUT Chairman and a famous climber Nasuh Mahruki was quoted as
saying that global warming is a new issue that concerns the future
of the world and humanity and it should be taken seriously.
Mount Agri with a height of 5,165 meters is situated in Eastern
Anatolia and extends to the Iranian border.
(Xinhua News Agency February 25, 2007)