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TURKEY PM ERDOGAN DENIED OBAMA'S CLAIMS, MADE ACCUSATIONS: DAVUTOGLU
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10.17.2011 17:00
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President Barack
Obama that his government "acted as Israel's lawyer," Foreign Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu said yesterday.
Davutoglu addressed deputies from the ruling Justice and Development
Party (AKP) during the party's gathering in the hot springs retreat
of Kızılcahamam near the capital Ankara, the Hurriyet Daily News
reports.
The Turkish foreign minister said Obama had phoned Erdogan 11 times
during the last nine months and a brief encounter took place during
one of their conversations, when Obama complained about Turkey's role
in Iran's uranium swap deal, asking why Erdogan protected Iran.
Erdogan denied Obama's claims, Davutoglu said, and responded, "I do
not protect Iran, but you [the United States] act as Israel's lawyer."
Davutoglu also talked about Turkey's stance over the unrest in Syria.
"We were going to side either with Bashar al-Assad or the Syrian
people. We chose the Syrian people," Davutoglu said.
epress.am
10.17.2011 17:00
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told US President Barack
Obama that his government "acted as Israel's lawyer," Foreign Minister
Ahmet Davutoglu said yesterday.
Davutoglu addressed deputies from the ruling Justice and Development
Party (AKP) during the party's gathering in the hot springs retreat
of Kızılcahamam near the capital Ankara, the Hurriyet Daily News
reports.
The Turkish foreign minister said Obama had phoned Erdogan 11 times
during the last nine months and a brief encounter took place during
one of their conversations, when Obama complained about Turkey's role
in Iran's uranium swap deal, asking why Erdogan protected Iran.
Erdogan denied Obama's claims, Davutoglu said, and responded, "I do
not protect Iran, but you [the United States] act as Israel's lawyer."
Davutoglu also talked about Turkey's stance over the unrest in Syria.
"We were going to side either with Bashar al-Assad or the Syrian
people. We chose the Syrian people," Davutoglu said.