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| Turkey is opposed to new sanctions on Iran |
| 2009-12-09 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has refused to support calls for new sanctions against Iran, saying they would be ineffective. After a meeting with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday, Erdogan said Turkey will not support any proposal to impose new sanctions on Iran at the United Nations Security Council. The comments showed that Obama failed to persuade the Turkish prime minister of the need for sanctions against Iran. Erdogan said Turkey wants to see a diplomatic solution to Tehran's nuclear standoff with the West. Erdogan also offered to mediate in negotiations between Tehran and the West. These developments come ten days after the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors approved a resolution against Iran. Erdogan criticized the resolution against Iran, calling it very rushed. "I believe that was a very rushed process because certain steps could be taken in a more consultative fashion," Erdogan said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 See also WAFF > TURKEY TO ISRAEL: CROSS OUR AIRSPACE TO ATTACK IRAN, AND WE WILL RESPOND LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE! * SAME > TURKEY: ISRAEL CANNOT BOMB GAZA AND THEN HOLD MIL DRILLS IN TURKEY [ Turkic-Israeli MilEx] + "NEO-OTTOMAN" IN TURKEY; + ISRAEL FEARS TURKEY'S CHANGING STANCE| IFF ANKARA DROPS TEL AVIV IN FAVOR OF SYRIA AND IRAN, ISREAL'S WORST NIGHTMARE WOULD HAVE COME TRUE! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-12-09 20:26 |
| #2 So how are you and your new pal Iran getting on, Erdogan? I guess the bid for the EU didn't work out, eh? Played like a cheap trick did they? Good luck t'ye. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-12-09 09:56 |
| #1 See also BHARAT RAKSHAK > WORLD TRIBUNE > WESTERN STRATEGIC LOSSES: IRAN AND TURKEY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-12-09 00:10 |