"Turkey wants to regain Mideast role
Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayeb Erdogan said Tuesday Turkey wants to regain its leadership role in the Middle East as a mediator for peace.
Speaking to parliament, Erdogan said, 'Turkey's regional importance is resurfacing again as the country is contributing to making peace in the area and reactivating its regional role which it had relinquished a long time ago.'"
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