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TURKISH-ISRAELI WAR POSSIBLE, SAYS EXPERT
Tert.am
11:18 ~U 10.09.11
The diplomatic tension between Turkey and Israel may mature into an
armed conflict, a Russian expert has said.
In an interview with the Russian newspaper Vzglyad, Yulia Kudryashova,
a senior reearcher at the Moscow International Relations Institute's
Center for Euro-Atlantic Secutiry, addressed Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent statement saying that Turkish
warships would escort future aid boats leaving Turkey for Gaza. She
characterized the premier's words as mere provocation.
"What Turkey is doing is just showing Israel its military force,
and its willingness to protect its foreign policy interests through
military methods. As to whether or not the Turkish-Israeli diplomatic
tension will develop into an armed conflict depends upon Israel's
response to uch provocation," Kudryashova said, emphasizing that
United States President Barrack Obama's words would play a decisive
role in the current situation.
"The Obama administration would not benefit from deteriorating its
relations with Turkey as the latter has been turning to the West
recently," the expert said.
Tert.am
11:18 ~U 10.09.11
The diplomatic tension between Turkey and Israel may mature into an
armed conflict, a Russian expert has said.
In an interview with the Russian newspaper Vzglyad, Yulia Kudryashova,
a senior reearcher at the Moscow International Relations Institute's
Center for Euro-Atlantic Secutiry, addressed Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent statement saying that Turkish
warships would escort future aid boats leaving Turkey for Gaza. She
characterized the premier's words as mere provocation.
"What Turkey is doing is just showing Israel its military force,
and its willingness to protect its foreign policy interests through
military methods. As to whether or not the Turkish-Israeli diplomatic
tension will develop into an armed conflict depends upon Israel's
response to uch provocation," Kudryashova said, emphasizing that
United States President Barrack Obama's words would play a decisive
role in the current situation.
"The Obama administration would not benefit from deteriorating its
relations with Turkey as the latter has been turning to the West
recently," the expert said.