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| Turkey warns of consequences of new Iran sanctions |
| 2010-03-04 |
| Turkey's foreign minister has called for a peaceful solution to Iran's nuclear issue, saying imposing new sanctions on the country will have catastrophic consequences for the Middle East. "We are against all nuclear weapons wherever they are, and we do not want them in our region, not just in Iran and anywhere else. Yet, we believe that the problem should be solved through diplomacy," Today's Zaman newspaper quoted Ahmet Davutoglu as saying on Wednesday. "We think that military means or sanctions have negative effects on our region," he told reporters after addressing a meeting of foreign ministers of the Arab League in Cairo. Turkey is among those countries which oppose fresh sanctions against Tehran, and has repeatedly called for a peaceful solution to Iran's nuclear issue. Meanwhile, with the West pushing for new sanctions against Iran, the country says that such measures will not force it into giving up the Iranian nation's legitimate right to access nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Mr. Turkey. With all due respect, what do you think has been going on these last several year? Negotiations have not worked. Iran is bellicose and unwilling to be honest about their nuclear program and it's significant arms proliferation. Turkey should spend more time convincing Iran to negotiate in good faith rather than the strategy Iran has pursued for the last several years. |
| Posted by: Mike Hunt 2010-03-04 11:22 |