"Turkey’s new role in the UN Security Council
Even aside from the Sept. 11 attacks, September is an important month for New Yorkers.
The city plays host to world leaders who gather every fall at the United Nations' headquarters for the opening session of the General Assembly. This 64th Session of the UN General Assembly was particularly important for Turkey. For the first time in the country's history, Turkey found itself a member of the UN Security Council, the most important body of the institution, possessing a mandate to promote peace and security and the authority to enforce its influence. For this reason, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's speech to the General Assembly carried an important weight. The approach adopted was an indicator to the world the role of Turkey would play in the Security Council. The speech carefully stressed two Turkish policy priorities: 1) “Zero conflict with neighbors” and 2) the intention to play an “active” diplomatic role in its region and beyond."
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