"Listening to Turkey’s foreign minister: The Ottoman past looks like the future
Posted By Thomas E. Ricks Monday, April 19, 2010 - 11:32 AM
By Daniel Kliman
Best Defense chief Turkish affairs correspondent
When Turkey's Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations one night last week, Iran dominated his remarks. He was emphatically opposed to more robust sanctions, arguing that instead what is needed is "diplomacy, diplomacy, diplomacy." Davutoglu also suggested that a glimmer of hope remains for negotiations with Iran, though he didn't provide any details. In the past, Turkey has served as a mediator between Iran and countries concerned about its nuclear program. Davutoglu played up Turkey's success in this role during his remarks. Could there be a Turkish initiative in the works? Stay tuned."
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