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FM: Region cannot Bear Iranian Tension
In regards to the simmering dispute between the US and Iran over Iran's purported progress toward nuclear armament, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said, "The region cannot bear more tension and another crisis. Therefore, we predict that Iran will behave more carefully".Gul remarked yesterday that Iran was a real country with its own unique traditions and added, "So, a compromise will ultimately be reached on the issue." Gul also expressed his belief that every country in the region should disarm its nuclear arsenal. With regard to the US's commitment toward the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK), a terrorist organization that has settled in northern Iraq, Gul reiterated his expectation of high US involvement. Meanwhile, neighbors of Iraq will meet to discuss border controls on November 22 in Egypt and in Iran on November 30. After the conferences, a "watch commission" will prepare itself to monitor the election process in Iraq. In addition to the foreign ministers from Iraq's neighboring countries, the G8 -- eight industrialized countries -- and China, will participate in the Egyptian conference, in the country side city of Al Sheikh. Economic, political and security issues are among the conference's agenda. Posted by: tipper 2004-11-22 |
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