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TURKEY BOASTS OF "BRINGING ISRAEL TO ITS KNEES"
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 16, 2011 - 19:59 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said
Friday, Dec 16 that Turkey's recent, firm policies in the Middle East
"have brought Israel to its knees" and isolated the Jewish state both
regionally and internationally.
According to the Turkish website Today's Zaman, Davutoglu's statement,
made before the Turkish Parliament, was meant to counter claims by
the opposition suggesting that Turkey's foreign policy was dependent
on Western countries, and that Turkey's foreign policy is shifting
towards the East.
Davutoglu insisted that Turkey's foreign policy was independent,
especially in regards to the recent revolutions noted among its Arab
and North African allies.
Turkey "has never remained silent in the face of oppression," he said.
"It is our policies in the region which have brought Israel to
its knees before us... We have always sided with people who demand
democracy, not with authoritarian and oppressive regimes."
Davutoglu also stressed that Turkey has "zero problems" with its
neighbors - despite the opposition's criticism of the statement's
unrealistic nature; especially considering Ankara's recent tensions
with Syria.
He said that the Turkish government "cannot remain silent if one of
our neighbors oppresses its people."
Relations between Turkey and Israel, two close US allies in the
Middle East, have soured since the 2010 raid on a Turkish-sponsored
Gaza-bound flotilla, which left nine Turks dead.
Turkey has demanded compensation and an apology from Israel. Jerusalem
refuses to comply, Ynetnews reported.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 16, 2011 - 19:59 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said
Friday, Dec 16 that Turkey's recent, firm policies in the Middle East
"have brought Israel to its knees" and isolated the Jewish state both
regionally and internationally.
According to the Turkish website Today's Zaman, Davutoglu's statement,
made before the Turkish Parliament, was meant to counter claims by
the opposition suggesting that Turkey's foreign policy was dependent
on Western countries, and that Turkey's foreign policy is shifting
towards the East.
Davutoglu insisted that Turkey's foreign policy was independent,
especially in regards to the recent revolutions noted among its Arab
and North African allies.
Turkey "has never remained silent in the face of oppression," he said.
"It is our policies in the region which have brought Israel to
its knees before us... We have always sided with people who demand
democracy, not with authoritarian and oppressive regimes."
Davutoglu also stressed that Turkey has "zero problems" with its
neighbors - despite the opposition's criticism of the statement's
unrealistic nature; especially considering Ankara's recent tensions
with Syria.
He said that the Turkish government "cannot remain silent if one of
our neighbors oppresses its people."
Relations between Turkey and Israel, two close US allies in the
Middle East, have soured since the 2010 raid on a Turkish-sponsored
Gaza-bound flotilla, which left nine Turks dead.
Turkey has demanded compensation and an apology from Israel. Jerusalem
refuses to comply, Ynetnews reported.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress