"Turkey grows into its role as mediator
by Johan Huizinga*
President AhmadinejadIranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not particularly popular in the West. So his two-day visit to Istanbul is causing a bit of a commotion. President Recep Tayyip Ergogan of Turkey is using the opportunity to put himself forward as a mediator in the nuclear conflict with Tehran. But the visit also carries risks, and Washington and West Europe are watching closely."
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