The Prime Minister of Turkey -- which happens to be a rotating member of the UN Security Council and so entitled to vote on any US-inspired sanctions -- has said it bluntly:
In an interview with the BBC's Nik Gowing, Mr Erdogan said he believed it was Iran's "most natural right" to develop a nuclear programme for civilian purposes.
It was, he added, "unfair" of nuclear-armed countries to "manipulate the facts" about Turkey's neighbour while at the same time not telling Israel to dispose of its nuclear weapons.
"Countries with nuclear weapons are not in a position to turn to another country and say: 'You are not supposed to produce nuclear weapons,'" he said.
Well, I guess that's what happens when you deliberately insult the Turks.
I know it is probably a pipe dream, but I would love to see Turkey and Iran mend their differences and have open borders between the 2 countries, maybe even have a common currency. Or at least not need to have visas to travel between the 2 countries.
Posted by: Taz | March 17, 2010 at 07:45 AM