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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Hard bargaining ahead: Turkey set for new role in Middle East? — RT

Hard bargaining ahead: Turkey set for new role in Middle East?

Published: 21 September, 2011, 02:43

Turkey is putting all its eggs - from Cyprus to relations with Israel and Iran - in one basket and is set to use this basket to bargain with both Washington and Tehran, says Yusuf Kanli, a journalist at Hurriyet Daily News.

Turkey will wait to move on a deal to host a NATO radar system, which it signed last week. Washington had been pressing Turkey for a speedy decision and implementation.

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