Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Turkish-U.S. strategic cooperation would bring more peace and stability to sensitive regions in Africa, Europe and Asia.
Addressing the students in Georgetown University, Davutoglu said that Turkey, which wanted stability, security and peace, pursued a policy which prevented crises before they broke out, and also undertook many mediation roles in the region.
On the contrary to the claims, Turkey similarly boosted its relations not only with Muslim countries, but also with other neighboring and surrounding countries such as Russia and Greece.
Davutoglu said that the United States needed strong ties with Africa-Europe-Asia region, and Turkey was located in the middle of this region as a regional power.
He noted that Turkish-U.S. strategic cooperation would bring more peace and stability in various sensitive regions in Africa-Europe-Asia, Balkans, Central Asia and Middle East.
Davutoglu said that Turkey would continue to be one of the most important actors in all strategic issues in the next decades.
Stressing the increasing relations between Turkey and Greece in recent years, Davutoglu said that Aegean could be a sea of peace, and he recalled that Turkey supported Greece during the economic crisis.
Upon a question about Iran, Davutoglu said that every country had the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful means, adding that however, Turkey was against nuclear weapons.
We want “zero nuclear weapon” in the world, he added.
Upon another question, Davutoglu said that Turkey’s accession to the EU was important for Muslim world too.
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