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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Turkey rejects NATO singling out Iran

"Turkey rejects NATO singling out Iran
Mon Nov 8, 2010 6:2PM

Amid Western efforts to entice Turkey into joining the NATO missile system, Ankara says that a plan which singles out Iran as a threat will be unacceptable.

'NATO is a defense organization. A defense system is being developed against anyone in the world who has ballistic missiles and does not belong to NATO,' Turkish President Abdullah Gul said in an interview with the state-run BBC's Turkish service on Monday.

'Mentioning one country, Iran... is wrong and will not happen. A particular country will not be targeted.... We will definitely not accept that,' AFP quoted Gul as saying. "

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