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Journal of Turkish Weekly
Sept 21 2012
Turkish FM: "Turkey a Central Country rather than a Bridge"
Friday, 21 September 2012
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said that Turkey was a
central country rather than a bridge.
Davutoglu, who is visiting Canada, delivered a conference titled
"Changing Turkey in a Changing World" at the Atlantic Council of
Canada in Toronto on Thursday.
Turkey was a central country where Chechens, Bosnians, Kosovars and
Kurds were also living, he said.
Turkey was a country in the middle of all political quakes which
changed the course of the world history, he said.
A human tragedy has been taking place in Syria, he said. "We told
Assad that whole nation cannot be terrorist and what he has done is
wrong. However Assad continues killing people," he said.
Replying to a question on relations between Turkey and Canada,
Davutoglu said that Turkey was eager to have good and sound relations
with Canada based on respect and dignity. "We signed a protocol with
Armenia and we announced that we are ready to discuss all historical
events. I hope that one day the relations between Turkey and Armenia
would reach a perfect level and Turks and Armenians would be good
friends. We have very good relations with Canada as well," he said.
Answering another question on Turkey-EU relations, Davutoglu said that
Turkey was a key country, not a burden for the EU. Turkey was a
country which can find solutions to all problems of the EU especially
economic crisis, he said. In 2011, 2 million Europeans lost their
jobs, but in Turkey 2 million people were employed in the same year,
he added.
Friday, 21 September 2012
Anadolu Agency
Sept 21 2012
Turkish FM: "Turkey a Central Country rather than a Bridge"
Friday, 21 September 2012
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said that Turkey was a
central country rather than a bridge.
Davutoglu, who is visiting Canada, delivered a conference titled
"Changing Turkey in a Changing World" at the Atlantic Council of
Canada in Toronto on Thursday.
Turkey was a central country where Chechens, Bosnians, Kosovars and
Kurds were also living, he said.
Turkey was a country in the middle of all political quakes which
changed the course of the world history, he said.
A human tragedy has been taking place in Syria, he said. "We told
Assad that whole nation cannot be terrorist and what he has done is
wrong. However Assad continues killing people," he said.
Replying to a question on relations between Turkey and Canada,
Davutoglu said that Turkey was eager to have good and sound relations
with Canada based on respect and dignity. "We signed a protocol with
Armenia and we announced that we are ready to discuss all historical
events. I hope that one day the relations between Turkey and Armenia
would reach a perfect level and Turks and Armenians would be good
friends. We have very good relations with Canada as well," he said.
Answering another question on Turkey-EU relations, Davutoglu said that
Turkey was a key country, not a burden for the EU. Turkey was a
country which can find solutions to all problems of the EU especially
economic crisis, he said. In 2011, 2 million Europeans lost their
jobs, but in Turkey 2 million people were employed in the same year,
he added.
Friday, 21 September 2012
Anadolu Agency