Turkey to cash in on Israel`s closeness to US
Turkey is worried that the US President-elect Barack
Obama`s pre-election pledge that he would recognize the so-called
Armenian genocide may be realized.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul intends to use the brokering of Israel to end the anxiety by visiting the country in January. Turkish Hurriyyet newspaper says Gul`s key objective is to stop Obama from recognizing the "genocide".
Armenians say Ottoman Turks killed 1.5 million people during World War I, a claim strongly denied by Turkey. Ankara says the developments resulted from disturbances that took place during the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Ankara is going to return the favor to Israel, a country known for closeness to the U.S. It is therefore not surprising that Gul plans to table the issue of Israel`s relations with Syria. Thus, if Obama does not recognize the "genocide", Turkey would broker talks to end the "cold war" between Tel-Aviv and Damascus.
Gul`s visit to Israel is his first visit to this country as president. He had been to Israel three times as foreign minister.
Turkish President Abdullah Gul intends to use the brokering of Israel to end the anxiety by visiting the country in January. Turkish Hurriyyet newspaper says Gul`s key objective is to stop Obama from recognizing the "genocide".
Armenians say Ottoman Turks killed 1.5 million people during World War I, a claim strongly denied by Turkey. Ankara says the developments resulted from disturbances that took place during the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Ankara is going to return the favor to Israel, a country known for closeness to the U.S. It is therefore not surprising that Gul plans to table the issue of Israel`s relations with Syria. Thus, if Obama does not recognize the "genocide", Turkey would broker talks to end the "cold war" between Tel-Aviv and Damascus.
Gul`s visit to Israel is his first visit to this country as president. He had been to Israel three times as foreign minister.
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