"Turkey should take Iraq more seriously
Ilnur Cevik
ilnurcevik@yahoo.com
01 June 2006
Turkey repeatedly emphasizes the importance it attaches to Iraq, but when it comes down to the basics, Ankara doesn't practice what it preaches.
Look at Wednesday's newspaper stories and you'll understand what we mean.
On one page you will see Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki happily in a very friendly atmosphere exchanging a laugh with his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari. Iran, a neighbor of Iraq like Turkey, is said to be positioning itself to play a major role in Iraq at a time when American influence is showing signs of faltering."
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