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Fri, 06/18/2010 - 15:52
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MAJOR TURKISH BUSINESS FIGURE SAYS FUROR OVER GAZA CONVOY RAID CANNOT SETTLE WITHOUT APOLOGY FROM ISRAEL
WASHINGTON, D.C. (A.A) - 18.06.2010 - Head of a Turkish business association said public excitement in Turkey over an Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound aid convoy cannot cool down unless Israel made an apology, adding the incident showed that "the inhumane blockade of Gaza" cannot last anymore.
"International legal norms must be applied to those who are responsible for this attack and the investigation should be carried out on an international level. It is hard to settle the uproar in the Turkish public opinion without an Israeli apology," Umit Boyner, chairwoman of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD), told a conference at the Brookings Institute in Washington D.C..
Boyner was in the United States for a series of talks. She met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian affairs.
"However, these criticisms should not cause a total disruption of Turkey's relations with Israel," Boyner said.
Touching on Iran's nuclear program and the UN Security Council's resolution for sanctions on Tehran, Boyner said she had doubts whether the sanctions would be effective.
"Turkey has always supported nuclear disarmament. And Turkey should stay loyal to its strategic partners. But we also have the right to expect our partners to respect Turkey's concerns," Boyner said.
Boyner said Turkey would abide by the resolution over sanctions, however added that the UN Security Council resolution would not necessarily shut all doors to diplomacy.
The TUSIAD chief rejected allegations that Turkey's foreign policy orientation was shifting, adding that strengthening relations between Turkey and its neighbors to the East should be considered by Turkey's Transatlantic partners as an opportunity to boost dialogue.
"International legal norms must be applied to those who are responsible for this attack and the investigation should be carried out on an international level. It is hard to settle the uproar in the Turkish public opinion without an Israeli apology," Umit Boyner, chairwoman of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD), told a conference at the Brookings Institute in Washington D.C..
Boyner was in the United States for a series of talks. She met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasian affairs.
"However, these criticisms should not cause a total disruption of Turkey's relations with Israel," Boyner said.
Touching on Iran's nuclear program and the UN Security Council's resolution for sanctions on Tehran, Boyner said she had doubts whether the sanctions would be effective.
"Turkey has always supported nuclear disarmament. And Turkey should stay loyal to its strategic partners. But we also have the right to expect our partners to respect Turkey's concerns," Boyner said.
Boyner said Turkey would abide by the resolution over sanctions, however added that the UN Security Council resolution would not necessarily shut all doors to diplomacy.
The TUSIAD chief rejected allegations that Turkey's foreign policy orientation was shifting, adding that strengthening relations between Turkey and its neighbors to the East should be considered by Turkey's Transatlantic partners as an opportunity to boost dialogue.
