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Turkey simply seeking good relations with all its neighbors Position1 #57534
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Author: Recep Tayyip Erdogan Cited by: David Price 9:34 PM 16 April 2010 GMT
Citerank: (32) 53272No substantive agreement in Copenhagen2600BFFF, 57524Turkey is unlikely to support sanctions unless IAEA is unequivocal959C6EF, 57526Iran has assured Turkey that is has no investment in nuclear arms109FDEF6, 57527Turkey believes the process should be resolved through diplomacy109FDEF6, 57528IAEA hasn't definitively said Iranian facility is for nuclear arms109FDEF6, 57529Turkey/Iran had good relations under Kasri Sirin agreement since 1639109FDEF6, 57536Glut of small arms and light weapons from Russia, Europe and US8FFB597, 57538Engagement now does not preclude holding Bashir to account laterThis is where realism sometimes sets in: Bsashir is the one in charge. He is the man running Sudan. And the one to talk to consolidate the agreements they have made and to bring about peace. But that does not exclude that eventually he will be held to account.13EF597B, 57540There are no statutes of limitation for crimes of this kindThose who have committed these kinds of crimes are not going to have any immunity. There are no statutes of limitation. If not today or tomorrow, eventually they will be held to account.1198CE71, 57541Civil society asserting itself is fundamental to political reform109FDEF6, 96000Glut of small arms and light weapons from Russia, Europe and US8FFB597, 96002Civil society asserting itself is fundamental to political reform109FDEF6, 96377Turkey simply seeking good relations with all its neighbors959C6EF, 96378Turkey is unlikely to support sanctions unless IAEA is unequivocal959C6EF, 96475No substantive agreement in Copenhagen2600BFFF, 96684Iran has assured Turkey that is has no investment in nuclear arms109FDEF6, 96685Turkey believes the process should be resolved through diplomacy109FDEF6, 96686IAEA hasn't definitively said Iranian facility is for nuclear arms109FDEF6, 96687Turkey/Iran had good relations under Kasri Sirin agreement since 1639109FDEF6, 96884Engagement now does not preclude holding Bashir to account laterThis is where realism sometimes sets in: Bsashir is the one in charge. He is the man running Sudan. And the one to talk to consolidate the agreements they have made and to bring about peace. But that does not exclude that eventually he will be held to account.13EF597B, 97095There are no statutes of limitation for crimes of this kindThose who have committed these kinds of crimes are not going to have any immunity. There are no statutes of limitation. If not today or tomorrow, eventually they will be held to account.1198CE71, 147935Turkey simply seeking good relations with all its neighbors959C6EF, 147936Turkey is unlikely to support sanctions unless IAEA is unequivocal959C6EF, 148033No substantive agreement in Copenhagen2600BFFF, 148242Iran has assured Turkey that is has no investment in nuclear arms109FDEF6, 148243Turkey believes the process should be resolved through diplomacy109FDEF6, 148244IAEA hasn't definitively said Iranian facility is for nuclear arms109FDEF6, 148245Turkey/Iran had good relations under Kasri Sirin agreement since 1639109FDEF6, 148443Engagement now does not preclude holding Bashir to account laterThis is where realism sometimes sets in: Bsashir is the one in charge. He is the man running Sudan. And the one to talk to consolidate the agreements they have made and to bring about peace. But that does not exclude that eventually he will be held to account.13EF597B, 148654There are no statutes of limitation for crimes of this kindThose who have committed these kinds of crimes are not going to have any immunity. There are no statutes of limitation. If not today or tomorrow, eventually they will be held to account.1198CE71, 150203Glut of small arms and light weapons from Russia, Europe and US8FFB597, 150205Civil society asserting itself is fundamental to political reform109FDEF6 URL:
| Excerpt / Summary AMANPOUR: I want to ask you about relations with the United States. There is concern, even amongst your supporters in the world -- here in the U.S., as well -- that Turkey seems to, as one prominent U.S. congressman has said, contemplating a fundamental realignment of its alliances, shifting from the pro-U.S., pro-Western, to a much more pro-Eastern, with all your neighbors, as you mentioned, Iran, Syria, et cetera. Is that correct?
ERDOGAN (through translator): It is not possible for me to agree with this assessment. When we came to government, Turkey unfortunately did not have good relations with neighboring countries. And during our tenure in government, our goal has always been to achieve zero problems with our neighbors. And by this, I mean our neighbors to the east, west, north and south.
And at the same time, we have, with E.U. member states, important areas of cooperation, which is perhaps unprecedented in the past. We are not just a candidate country for membership for the European Union; we are a negotiating country. We are negotiating for membership.
We're facing to the West. We are continuing and pursuing our foreign policy in the way of normalizing our relations in all directions. And this does not mean that we would leave the West and move in another direction. |
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