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TURKEY'S MIDEAST ROLE 'A DANGEROUS FANTASY'
Hurriyet Daily News
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-mideast-role-a-dangerous-fantasy.aspx?pageID=238&nID=19463&NewsCatID=338
April 28 2012
Turkey
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy chair Faruk
Lošošlu has slammed Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutošlu for
saying Turkey has a pioneering role in the new Middle East, calling
this view a "dangerous fantasy."
"I am only smiling at this. I interpret this as a fantasy. I wouldn't
have a word to say if it was a safe fantasy, but it is a dangerous
fantasy. The Turkish foreign minister, who cannot manage the foreign
policy of Turkey, saying that 'we will be pioneering the change
in the Middle East' is disrespectful to the Arab nations," Lošošlu
told journalists on April 27. The CHP is organizing an international
conference called
"Changing Seasons: The Arab People's March for Democracy and Freedom"
in Istanbul on April 28 and 29. CHP deputies Lošošlu and Gursel Tekin
organized a press conference ahead of the conference in Istanbul.
Lošošlu, a retired ambassador, harshly criticized the approach of the
ruling party to regional affairs. "First they have to manage Turkey's
own foreign policy. We are hostile to Armenia, we are having troubled
days with Iran and Iraq, we are at the brink of a war with Syria,
we are exchanging threats with Israel and we are threatening Greek
Cyprus. What is right about this foreign policy line?"
Lošošlu also slammed the government for hosting members of the
opposition Free Syrian Army in Turkey, saying it is against
international law and regulations. "Turkey has taken a one-sided
approach to the Syrian case from day one. The Turkish government has
excluded the regime directly and positioned itself on the side of
not only the political figures of the opposition, but also military
figures of the opposition. Facilitating the military arm of the
opposition which aims to destroy the regime of a country is against
international law and regulations," Lošošlu said. The ruling Justice
and Development Party (AKP) is dragging Turkey into war, Lošošlu said.
"It should not be Turkey who is triggering the conflicts in Syria by
taking sides. The attitude of the [ruling AKP] government is wrong. It
is also contrary to good, neighborly relations," Lošošlu added.
Hurriyet Daily News
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-mideast-role-a-dangerous-fantasy.aspx?pageID=238&nID=19463&NewsCatID=338
April 28 2012
Turkey
Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy chair Faruk
Lošošlu has slammed Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutošlu for
saying Turkey has a pioneering role in the new Middle East, calling
this view a "dangerous fantasy."
"I am only smiling at this. I interpret this as a fantasy. I wouldn't
have a word to say if it was a safe fantasy, but it is a dangerous
fantasy. The Turkish foreign minister, who cannot manage the foreign
policy of Turkey, saying that 'we will be pioneering the change
in the Middle East' is disrespectful to the Arab nations," Lošošlu
told journalists on April 27. The CHP is organizing an international
conference called
"Changing Seasons: The Arab People's March for Democracy and Freedom"
in Istanbul on April 28 and 29. CHP deputies Lošošlu and Gursel Tekin
organized a press conference ahead of the conference in Istanbul.
Lošošlu, a retired ambassador, harshly criticized the approach of the
ruling party to regional affairs. "First they have to manage Turkey's
own foreign policy. We are hostile to Armenia, we are having troubled
days with Iran and Iraq, we are at the brink of a war with Syria,
we are exchanging threats with Israel and we are threatening Greek
Cyprus. What is right about this foreign policy line?"
Lošošlu also slammed the government for hosting members of the
opposition Free Syrian Army in Turkey, saying it is against
international law and regulations. "Turkey has taken a one-sided
approach to the Syrian case from day one. The Turkish government has
excluded the regime directly and positioned itself on the side of
not only the political figures of the opposition, but also military
figures of the opposition. Facilitating the military arm of the
opposition which aims to destroy the regime of a country is against
international law and regulations," Lošošlu said. The ruling Justice
and Development Party (AKP) is dragging Turkey into war, Lošošlu said.
"It should not be Turkey who is triggering the conflicts in Syria by
taking sides. The attitude of the [ruling AKP] government is wrong. It
is also contrary to good, neighborly relations," Lošošlu added.