Former Iranian FM Urges Turkey Not to Give in to US, EU Pressures

TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called on the Turkish officials to adopt an independent and transparent foreign policy and refrain from complying with the policies dictated by the US and the European countries.

“The Turkish rulers should correct their positions and make their foreign policy transparent before they lose the opportunity,” Mottaki said in an article on Sunday, adding that Turkey is not obliged to obey the US and EU-dictated policies, like what Saudi Arabia is doing.

He blasted Turkey’s position on the developments in Syria, and said Ankara thinks that it can comply with the US and EU aspirations and show paradoxical policies and attitudes through spending its political prestige and reputation.

Mottaki asked if Turkey claims to be an advocate of freedom of speech, why it only alleges to be a supporter of the Syrian people and does not support the Yemeni and Bahraini people’s demonstrations against the tyrannical rule of their governments.

Syria has been experiencing unrest since mid-March with organized attacks by well-armed gangs against Syrian police forces and border guards being reported across the country.

Hundreds of people, including members of the security forces, have been killed, when some protest rallies turned into armed clashes.

The government blames outlaws, saboteurs, and armed terrorist groups for the deaths, stressing that the unrest is being orchestrated from abroad.

But, calm was eventually restored in the Arab state after President Assad started a reform initiative in the country.

Earlier this month, Amin Hatit, a prominent retired Lebanese General and political analyst, said that Syria is now moving towards tranquility and stability, which means that Washington’s interfering policies have failed to undermine Bashar Assad’s government.

Speaking to FNA, Amin Hatit pointed to the decline in the number of unrests in Syria in recent weeks, and said that the Syrian government is now in full control over developments and the country is moving towards full calm and tranquility.

“The US interfering policies in Syrian affairs have sustained a heavy defeat because Washington had pinned much hope on its plots for toppling the Syrian ruling system,” Hatit stated.

via Fars News Agency :: Former Iranian FM Urges Turkey Not to Give in to US, EU Pressures.