However, the leader in Ankara, Mustafa Kemal, refused the offer, and the two governments sent separate delegations to the conference, with Ahmet Tevfik Pasha himself leading the Istanbul delegation and Bekir Sami Kunduh leading the Ankara delegation.
Namun, pemimpin di Ankara, Mustafa Kemal, menolak tawaran tersebut, dan kedua pemerintah tersebut mengirim delegasi terpisah ke konferensi tersebut. , dengan Ahmet Tevfik Pasha sendiri memimpin delegasi Istanbul dan Bekir Sami Kunduh memimpin delegasi Ankara.