"'Turkey is the most important country in the region'
Friday, February 11 2005 @ 07:05 AM Central Standard Time
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Dr. Husnu Mahalli: As far as I see, they (the US) are turning this triangle into a quadrangle and trying to make the Kurds a factor in the region. This is a process, and it is a matter for discussion whether they can achieve this because relations with Iran have not yet been clarified
The U.S. administration appears to be changing the Middle East triangle of Arabs, Persians and Turks into a quadrangle that includes the Kurds, according to BBC correspondent for the Middle East region Dr. Husnu Mahalli. In an exclusive interview with the Turkish Daily News Mahalli dissected the regional balances in which the United States has become involved under the Bush administration and how this might affect its relations with Turkey. "
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