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Tert.am, Armenia
Jan 7 2012
Turkey's FM says Ankara has no hidden war with Tehran
18:20 - 07.01.12
Turkey's foreign minister has said that Turkey does not have a hidden
war with Iran, Turkish Weekly reported.
Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey-Iran relations were not a relationship
that was a reflection of Shiite-Sunni competition.
"We do not have a hidden war with Iran," Davutoglu told a televised interview.
Davutoglu said there was nothing more natural than two countries
situated in the same geography to have cooperation and also
competition.
"In some issues you cooperate and in some others you compete," he said.
On developments in Syria, Davutoglu said Turkey was supporting Arab
League's initiative and there was no change in Turkey's stance.
Davutoglu said the situation in Syria had been threatening public
order and the critical threshold had been exceeded.
Under these circumstances, all possibilities should be used and change
should be ensured, but this change should not turn into an internal
clash, Davutoglu said.
He also said Turkey did not want any international intervention in the region.
"We do not want any resolution like Nato on one side and Syria and
Iran supporting the Syrian administration on the other side. This will
bring a cold war equation, which we do not want to see in the region,"
he said.
Davutoglu said Turkey wanted regional mechanisms like the Arab League
and Organization of the Islamic Cooperation to increase pressure on
Syria and help complete the process as soon as posible.
"It is not possible for an administration that has been in tension
with its own people to go on ruling the country," Davutoglu said.
"The administration will either seek ways to restore peace with its
people, and clearly show its will for peace and show that it is ready
to hand over the administration, or it will lose its international
legitimacy gradually and even countries supporting it will see that it
does not have any chance to survive or they will realize that they can
no more back this country," Davutoglu said.
From: A. Papazian
Jan 7 2012
Turkey's FM says Ankara has no hidden war with Tehran
18:20 - 07.01.12
Turkey's foreign minister has said that Turkey does not have a hidden
war with Iran, Turkish Weekly reported.
Ahmet Davutoglu said Turkey-Iran relations were not a relationship
that was a reflection of Shiite-Sunni competition.
"We do not have a hidden war with Iran," Davutoglu told a televised interview.
Davutoglu said there was nothing more natural than two countries
situated in the same geography to have cooperation and also
competition.
"In some issues you cooperate and in some others you compete," he said.
On developments in Syria, Davutoglu said Turkey was supporting Arab
League's initiative and there was no change in Turkey's stance.
Davutoglu said the situation in Syria had been threatening public
order and the critical threshold had been exceeded.
Under these circumstances, all possibilities should be used and change
should be ensured, but this change should not turn into an internal
clash, Davutoglu said.
He also said Turkey did not want any international intervention in the region.
"We do not want any resolution like Nato on one side and Syria and
Iran supporting the Syrian administration on the other side. This will
bring a cold war equation, which we do not want to see in the region,"
he said.
Davutoglu said Turkey wanted regional mechanisms like the Arab League
and Organization of the Islamic Cooperation to increase pressure on
Syria and help complete the process as soon as posible.
"It is not possible for an administration that has been in tension
with its own people to go on ruling the country," Davutoglu said.
"The administration will either seek ways to restore peace with its
people, and clearly show its will for peace and show that it is ready
to hand over the administration, or it will lose its international
legitimacy gradually and even countries supporting it will see that it
does not have any chance to survive or they will realize that they can
no more back this country," Davutoglu said.
From: A. Papazian