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    Trend News Agency, Azerbaijan
    Jan 6 2009


    Turkey only country capable to ensure peace in Middle East
    06.01.09 13:28


    Azerbaijan, Baku, Jan. 5 /corr. Trend News B.Hasanov / Based on the
    historical past, Turkey's authority in the Middle East promotes
    Ankara's posibility to ensure peace between Israel and Palestine.

    ` Turkey's ponderability amongst the countries of the Middle East
    throughout the history stipulates that Ankara is the most real power
    capable to ensure peace in the region,' Syrian expert Husnu Mahalli
    told Trend News on Jan. 5.

    Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babajan highlighted the importance of
    necessary efforts of the international community to ensure peace in
    the Gaza Strip. Babajan made this statement at the news conference
    held with his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem who is on visit to
    Turkey.

    Turkey displays activity in solving the problems of the Middle East
    over the last years. Turkey made a number of important initiatives to
    restore peace and cease of Israel's military operations in Gaza
    started on Dec. 27.

    On Jan. 3, an extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the
    Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) member states was held on
    the initiative of Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babajan in the first
    days of the military operations. Furthermore, the Prime Minister Recep
    Tayyip Erdogan visited Syria, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia from
    Dec. 31 to Jan. 2 to settle the conflict in Gaza.

    Finally, at the initiative of Turkish Parliament's chairman Koksal
    Toptan, a decision was made to hold a meeting of the Executive
    Committee of the OIC Parliamentary Assembly on Jan. 14 in Istanbul to
    discuss the events in Gaza.

    Turkish expert Bulent Aras said that when there were few peace
    initiatives in the Middle East as compared to the last years, Turkey's
    mediation efforts filled deep emptiness.

    Expert said that the initiative of Turkey's mediation in nearest
    future will promote countries of the region to express their protest
    against Israel in a more organized form, diplomatically and to prepare
    proper base for ensuring ceasefire regime.

    `The mediation of Turkey, which attempts to enlist the support of the
    Middle East countries, is an important factor to ensure peace in the
    region,' Araz, professor on international relations at Istanbul Ishik
    University, told Trend News from Istanbul on Jan.5.

    Saying that the Arabian countries are unable to actively intervene in
    the events in Gaza, Mahalli mentioned the importance of Turkey's
    mediation for achieving peace in the Middle East. Mahalli said that no
    one in the region will seriously accept the Arabian countries,
    majority of which quarrel with each other and are at the hand of the
    United States. Therefore, Turkey is the only country which can help
    unite all countries of the region under the common
    denominator. However, the expert thinks that despite the serious
    initiatives of Turkey, Israel is unlikely expected to take positive
    steps towards peace.

    Mahalli said that Turkey's dependence on the Jewish lobby in the issue
    of so-called `Armenian genocide' is the reason why Ankara can not have
    considerable influence on Tel Aviv and therefore, Turkey can not make
    a wishful contribution in the process of achieving peace in the Middle
    East. Furthermore, Mihalli considers that even if the relations
    between Turkey and Israel continue, they will not be as good as
    previous. Israeli expert of the Strategic Survey Center Ephraim Inbar
    considers that Turkey is one of the closest allies of Israel and there
    is no danger for the further relations of the two countries. `
    Turkey's criticism towards Israel has a compelled character for
    Ankara, since Turkey is a Muslim country and an active member of the
    Organization of the Islamic Conference and therefore, it is compelled
    to criticize Israel,' Inbar told TrendNews.

    Turkey continues its attempts to ensure peace in Gaza. The Foreign
    Minister Ali Babajan said that currently he holds meetings with the
    countries of the region and works on various proposals to prepare an
    overall peace plan.
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