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KISSINGER SAYS TURKEY CAN PLAY SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN REGION
Today's Zaman, Turkey
Oct 12 2011
One of the most prominent US statesmen and scholar, Henry Kissinger,
has said Turkey can play a significant role in the region at a time
of shifting circumstances but also warned the newly emerging nation
not to cross American vital interests in the region.
"Turkey will fill part of a regional void left by the US as it
withdraws from Iraq and, eventually, Afghanistan," Kissenger was quoted
by the Wall Street Journal as saying during a conference in İstanbul
on Thursday. However, he added that Ankara should be careful not to
cross Washington's vital interests in the region.
"Turkey's influence is growing at a time that the US is withdrawing
from Iraq and Afghanistan, plus Libya is opening up - so Turkey can
play a significant role," Kissinger said. "It shouldn't run across
interests that the US considers imperative. I expect relations will
be constructive."
Speaking about NATO's early warning radar system which Turkey agreed
to host, Kissinger said he sees this as an expression of the fact
that on some issues the US and Turkey have parallel interests.
Kissinger, assessing the rift between Turkey and Israel over flotilla
deaths, said both sides were at fault in their dispute over whether
Israel should apologize for flotilla incident.
"Both sides will have to make an adjustment in terms of their
position - this is not just a problem of [Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin] Netanyahu. People know what the problem is, they know what
the solution is, but they can't bring themselves to do it," Kissinger
said, according to the report.
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-259720-kissinger-says-turkey-can-play-significant-role-in-region.html
Today's Zaman, Turkey
Oct 12 2011
One of the most prominent US statesmen and scholar, Henry Kissinger,
has said Turkey can play a significant role in the region at a time
of shifting circumstances but also warned the newly emerging nation
not to cross American vital interests in the region.
"Turkey will fill part of a regional void left by the US as it
withdraws from Iraq and, eventually, Afghanistan," Kissenger was quoted
by the Wall Street Journal as saying during a conference in İstanbul
on Thursday. However, he added that Ankara should be careful not to
cross Washington's vital interests in the region.
"Turkey's influence is growing at a time that the US is withdrawing
from Iraq and Afghanistan, plus Libya is opening up - so Turkey can
play a significant role," Kissinger said. "It shouldn't run across
interests that the US considers imperative. I expect relations will
be constructive."
Speaking about NATO's early warning radar system which Turkey agreed
to host, Kissinger said he sees this as an expression of the fact
that on some issues the US and Turkey have parallel interests.
Kissinger, assessing the rift between Turkey and Israel over flotilla
deaths, said both sides were at fault in their dispute over whether
Israel should apologize for flotilla incident.
"Both sides will have to make an adjustment in terms of their
position - this is not just a problem of [Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin] Netanyahu. People know what the problem is, they know what
the solution is, but they can't bring themselves to do it," Kissinger
said, according to the report.
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-259720-kissinger-says-turkey-can-play-significant-role-in-region.html