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ANKARA, PARIS DRIFT APART IN ARAB STANCES
Hurriyet Daily News
Dec 26 2011
Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutošlu said Dec. 24 that Turkey
and France have different stances on Arab Spring countries and some
countries, like France, are discontent with Turkey's emerging power in
the region. He said Turkey supported the people of Tunisia and Egypt
during their uprising to their autocratic regimes. He also said France
had taken an opposite attitude, while speaking to Turkish state-owned
TRT1 channel. Responding to a question of whether the France's
resolution penalizing the denial of Armenian genocide allegations was
a result of the struggle for influence in the region, Davutošlu said
Turkey and France drifted apart in their stances toward Libya, Tunisia
and Egypt. He said that France has supported autocratic leaders in
Tunisia and Egypt. He said France felt guilty for its support these
regimes and attempted to act bilaterally in Libya before any U.N.
decision was taken. "If you are asking whether some [powers] are
discontent with Turkey's emerging power in the region, yes, they are.
But this will not change our efforts or principles," Davutošlu said.
Hurriyet Daily News
Dec 26 2011
Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutošlu said Dec. 24 that Turkey
and France have different stances on Arab Spring countries and some
countries, like France, are discontent with Turkey's emerging power in
the region. He said Turkey supported the people of Tunisia and Egypt
during their uprising to their autocratic regimes. He also said France
had taken an opposite attitude, while speaking to Turkish state-owned
TRT1 channel. Responding to a question of whether the France's
resolution penalizing the denial of Armenian genocide allegations was
a result of the struggle for influence in the region, Davutošlu said
Turkey and France drifted apart in their stances toward Libya, Tunisia
and Egypt. He said that France has supported autocratic leaders in
Tunisia and Egypt. He said France felt guilty for its support these
regimes and attempted to act bilaterally in Libya before any U.N.
decision was taken. "If you are asking whether some [powers] are
discontent with Turkey's emerging power in the region, yes, they are.
But this will not change our efforts or principles," Davutošlu said.