Wednesday, 21 January 2009ISTANBUL - Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's foreign policy adviser, dismissed claims yesterday that Turkey is drifting apart from the Western bloc. Mr. Davutoglu said "Turkey cannot prioritize its relations with the East or the West" at a press conference in Istanbul.
He further continued:
"Turkey has to follow an integrated foreign policy. It cannot have priority with the EU at the expense of its relations with the Middle East, the Caucasus or the Balkans, or vice versa. The deeper its EU perspective, the bigger its influence in the Middle East will be. The bigger its weight on the Middle East, the more influential Turkey will be within the EU."
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Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Journal of Turkish Weekly
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