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    MINISTER SAYS TURKEY'S MIDDLE EAST POLICY AIMS TO REDUCE TENSION

    Anadolu Agency
    Jan 13 2010
    Turkey

    London, 12 January: Turkish foreign minister has said Turkey's foreign
    policy in the Middle East sought to ease tensions.

    "Turkey's position on issues over Iran and Palestine serves in reducing
    tensions," Ahmet Davutoglu told a conference at the King's College
    as part of his visit to Britain.

    Davutoglu said Turkey not only sought to act as a mediator between
    conflicting sides but also aimed at making contribution to stability
    and peace.

    "We do not want to a cold war in the Middle East between what is
    labelled as moderate and extremist states," Davutoglu said.

    Davutoglu said Turkey had helped the Sunni community to take part in
    Iraqi elections and it help Lebanon and Syria mend and develop their
    relations as well.

    Responding to a question Turkish-Armenian relations, Davutoglu said
    the Turkish government paid any effort in its power to normalize
    relations between Turkey and Armenia, as well as to ease tensions in
    the Caucasus.

    Davutoglu said countries in the region needed to make high-level
    contacts in order to solve their problems as well as creating mutual
    economic dependencies.
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