UK Prime Minister: There is no question of an invasion or occupation of Libya

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20 April 2011

1) UK Foreign Minister Hague: Top British army officers in Libya to aid the rebels (19 April 2011)

2) UK Prime Minister Cameron: There is no question of an invasion or occupation of Libya (17 April 2011)

3) Obama, Cameron, Sarkozy: The bombing will continue until Gaddafi goes (15 April 2011)

President Sleiman: Israel knows well that attacking Lebanon is no longer a walk in the park

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18 February 2011

1) Lebanese President Sleiman: Israel knows well that attacking Lebanon is no longer a walk in the park (17 February 2011)

2) Hezbollah leader Nasrallah: Resistance Might Occupy Galilee in Future War (16 February 2011)

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UK planning to evacuate expats from the Persian Gulf region in the event of war with Iran

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30 December 2010

1) Britain forms plan for Gulf evacuation in event of war with Iran (29 December 2010)
2) US army chief: We are very ready to attack Iran (18 December 2010)

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/dubai/8228244/Britain-forms-plan-for-Gulf-evacuation-in-event-of-war-with-Iran.html

excerpts from: Britain forms plan for Gulf evacuation in event of war with Iran

Turkish daily: Bunker to shelter Turkey’s top brass in the event of a nuclear war

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28 December 2010

Hürriyet, 26 December 2010

Israel: The Iran-Venezuela axis of terror threatens both the Middle East and the continent of America

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15 December 2010



1) Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Ayalon: The Iran-Venezuela axis of terror threatens both the Middle East and the continent of America (13 December 2010)

President Gul: NATO missile defense plan is in line with our expectations

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22 November 2010



1) President Obama: We agreed to develop a missile defense capability for NATO territory to protect all of our allies in Europe (20 November 2010)

2) President Sarkozy: Let’s call a spade a spade: Today’s missile threat, it’s Iran (20 November 2010)

Israel to UK: Behind what is happening in Lebanon and Yemen, you will find an Iranian finger

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1) Israeli President to UK Foreign Minister: Behind what is happening in Lebanon and Yemen, you will find an Iranian finger (3 November 2010)

2) President Obama: Explosive material was found on two US-bound packages from Yemen (28 October 2010)

MI6 chief: We need intelligence operations to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons

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28 October 2010



1) MI6 chief: We need intelligence operations to stop Iran developing nuclear weapons (28 October 2010)

2) UK Foreign Minister: We will continue to lead the way in imposing tighter sanctions on Iran (6 October 2010)

Chavez to Assad: We should speed up the birth of a new world order

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21 October 2010


1) Chavez to Assad: We should speed up the birth of a new world order (21 October 2010)

2) Chavez to Ahmadinejad: Today is the end of imperialism. It’s very close (20 October 2010)

US: Turkey plays an important role as an ally at the front line of ballistic missile threats

Updated: November 20, 2010 added “Turkey’s army chief Kosaner…” [item 5]


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17 October 2010



1) US: Turkey plays an important role as an ally at the front line of ballistic missile threats (12 October 2010)

2) Turkey’s Prime Minister Erdogan: As an ally, Turkey will extend any kind of support to NATO (7 October 2010)

3) Turkey’s President Gul: Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is one of the risks of our contemporary world (23 September 2010)

4) US army chief Mullen: US and Turkey completely agree on preventing Iran from achieving nuclear weapons capability (4 September 2010)

5) Turkey’s army chief Kosaner: There are still question marks over the purpose and nature of Iran’s nuclear program (27 August 2010)

6) UK Prime Minister Cameron: Turkey can help us to stop Iran from getting the bomb (27 July 2010)

7) Israeli army chief Ashkenazi: Dialogue with the Turks is ongoing on all military levels (6 July 2010)

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“In the context of the [Obama administration’s] phased adaptive approach [to ballistic missile defense in Europe], Turkey plays an important role […] because of its geographic location.  And as we look at where the ballistic missile threats can come from, Turkey seems to us to be very much along the front lines. […]

And now the decisions are in Ankara to make, both on Turkey’s role but especially, and this is another important point, especially on where Turkey is when it comes to voting at [NATO's Lisbon Summit] […] on whether to take on missile defense, territorial missile defense, as a NATO capability.”

[US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Policy Jim Townsend JR., briefing on the upcoming NATO Ministerial Meetings in Brussels, Washington Foreign Press Center, Washington, D.C., 12 October 2010] [1]

“As an ally, Turkey will extend any kind of support to NATO and we attach utmost importance to new strategic concept and reforms in NATO. ”

[Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meeting with NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, 7 October 2010] [2]

“Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction is one of the risks of our contemporary world.”

[Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul, speech at the UN General Assembly, 23 September 2010] [3]

“[T]he enforcement of the [UN] sanctions [against Iran] are very important, and Turkey is doing that. And that will be a critical part as we move ahead. The mutual goal of Iran not achieving a nuclear weapons capability, that we completely agree on, we just need to reinforce, and both countries do all that they can to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

[Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, press conference held after a meeting with Turkey’s new Chief of Staff Isik Kosaner, Ankara, 4 September 2010] [4]

“There are serious question marks within the international community regarding the purpose and nature of our neighbour Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s continuation of its nuclear program despite the [U.N.] sanction resolutions and thus the possibility of this problem escalating into a military conflict would significantly impact our security.”

[Turkey’s new Chief of Staff Isik Kosaner, speech delivered at the handover-takeover ceremony, Chief of Staff headquarters, Ankara, 27 August 2010] [5]

“[I]t is Turkey that can help us to stop Iran from getting the bomb. […] [We] need Turkey’s help now in making it clear to Iran just how serious we are about engaging fully with the international community.”

[UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech at the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB), Ankara, 27 July 2010] [6]

“Dialogue with the Turks is ongoing on all military levels, and there are also [military] exercises.”

[Israeli army chief Gabi Ashkenazi, briefing to Israeli Parliament Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, 6 July 2010] [7]


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notes:


[1] U.S. Official on Upcoming NATO Ministerial Meetings in Brussels

America.gov, 12 October 2010

http://www.america.gov/st/texttrans-english/2010/October/20101013120518su0.9436718.html?CP.rss=true


[2] Turkish PM receives NATO SG

Anadolu Agency, 7 October 2010

http://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkish-pm-receives-nato-sg.html


[3] Speech delivered by H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey to the General Debate of the 65th Session of the UN General Assembly

Presidency of the Republic of Turkey website, 23 September 2010

http://www.tccb.gov.tr/speeches-statements/344/77346/speech-delivered-by-h-e-mr-abdullah-gul-president-of-the-republic-of-turkey-to-the-general-debate-of.html


[4] Ankara Press Conference

Joint Chiefs of Staff official website, 4 September 2010

http://www.jcs.mil/speech.aspx?id=1454


[5] [Note: This quote has been translated from Turkish by Cem Ertür]

Orgeneral Isik Kosaner’in Genelkurmay Baskanligi Devir-Teslim Toreni Konusmasi (General Isik Kosaner’s Speech at the Handover-Takeover Ceremony of Chief of Staff)

Genelkurmay Baskanligi sitesi (Turkish General Staff website), 27 August 2010

http://www.tsk.tr/10_ARSIV/10_1_Basin_Yayin_Faaliyetleri/10_1_7_Konusmalar/2010/org_isikkosaner_dvrtslkonusmasi_27082010.html


[6] PM’s speech in Turkey

Number10.gov.uk (the official site of the UK Prime Minister’s office), 27 July 2010

http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/speeches-and-transcripts/2010/07/pms-speech-in-turkey-53869


[7] IDF chief: Military ties with Turkey intact

by Attila Somfalvi, Ynetnews, 6 July 2010

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3915905,00.html


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from the archives:


Israeli army chief: Dialogue with the Turks is ongoing on all military levels (8 July 2010)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/07/08/israeli-army-chief-dialogue-with-the-turks-is-ongoing-on-all-military-levels/


Turkey’s Foreign Minister to Iran: You must show that you are acting transparently (23 April 2010)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/turkey-to-iran-you-must-show-that-you-are-acting-transparently/


Turkey’s Prime Minister: I don’t think new sanctions against Iran can bring results (6 April 2010)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/04/07/turkey%E2%80%99-prime-minister-i-don%E2%80%99t-think-new-sanctions-against-iran-can-bring-results/


Once again, a CSIS report designates Turkey as the optimum route for a possible Israeli attack on Iran (30 March 2010)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/03/30/once-again-a-csis-report-designates-turkey-as-the-optimum-route-for-a-possible-israeli-attack-on-iran/


Turkey’s President Gul: Iran’s ultimate aspiration is to acquire nuclear weapons (29 March 2010)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/turkey%E2%80%99s-president-gul-iran%E2%80%99s-ultimate-aspiration-is-to-acquire-nuclear-weapons/


NATO chief: Iran’s Shahab-3 missiles will put Turkey, Greece, Romania and Bulgaria within reach (27 March 2010)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/nato-chief-weapons-of-mass-destruction-threat-is-real-and-growing/


US official: Turkey has international responsibilities that extend beyond its immediate neighbourhood (18 March 2010)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/us-official-turkey-has-international-responsibilities-that-extend-beyond-its-immediate-neighbourhood/


Israeli army chief visits Turkey to hold talks on Iran’s nuclear program (16 March 2010)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/israeli-army-chief-visits-turkey-to-hold-talks-on-iran%E2%80%99s-nuclear-program/


Israeli minister warns Turkey: Iran’s nuclear programme would pose a danger for the whole world (23 November 2009)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/israeli-minister-to-turkey-iran%E2%80%99s-nuclear-programme-would-pose-a-danger-for-the-whole-world/


Pentagon offers Patriot missiles to Turkey (18 September 2009)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/09/18/obama-president-bush-was-right-that-irans-ballistic-missile-program-poses-a-significant-threat/


US Ambassador to Turkey: Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons is a great danger to Turkey (23 June 2009)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/us-ambassador-iran%E2%80%99s-pursuit-of-nuclear-weapons-is-a-great-danger-to-turkey/


Obama: No one in the Middle East is served by Iran’s nuclear weapons ambitions, least of all Turkey (7 April 2009)

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/obama-irans-nuclear-and-ballistic-missile-activity-poses-a-real-threat-to-its-neighbors/

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‘Mumbai-style terror plot’ against UK uncovered

Updated: October 1, 2010 added “PM and cops’ Mumbai terror dummy-run”


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1) ‘Mumbai-style terror plot’ against UK uncovered (29 September 2010)

2) UK Prime Minister Cameron took part in an anti-terror drill in London (30 September 2010)

3) IHRC Chairman: Baseless terror claims “further demonise a community under siege” (29 September 2010)

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/mumbaistyle-terror-plot-against-uk-uncovered-2092748.htm l


excerpt from: ‘Mumbai-style terror plot’ against UK uncovered

by Matt Dickinson, Independent, 29 September 2010

Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible Islamist-linked terror plot against Britain, it emerged today.

The threat is one of “a succession” of terror operations the country has been dealing with over the past weeks, a government official said, although the UK’s terror alert status has not been raised from “severe”.

The planned attack would have reportedly been similar to the deadly commando-style raids in Mumbai, India, two years ago, with other European cities, in France and Germany, also targeted.

Last night the Eiffel Tower in Paris was evacuated following a bomb threat called in from a telephone booth. It was the second such alert at the monument in two weeks.

One UK government official told the Associated Press (AP) news agency: “There have been a succession of terror operations we’ve been dealing with over recent weeks but one to two that have preoccupied us.

“Still, it hasn’t been to the degree that we have raised the threat level.”

Another British official would not confirm the plot was “al-Qa’ida inspired” but told AP there was an “Islamist connection” and that the plots were in an early stage. No other details were given.

A Home Office spokesman said it was unable to comment on security matters, but confirmed the country’s terror threat was unchanged.

Yesterday French police closed off surroundings to the Eiffel Tower, France’s most visited monument. Officers pulled red-and-white police tape across a bridge leading over the Seine River, and stood guard.

Bomb experts combed through the 324m (1,063ft) tower and found nothing unusual, Paris police headquarters said. Tourists were let back inside about two hours after the structure was emptied.

German officials denied yesterday they had intercepted threats, saying there had been no change to the country’s threat level.

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http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3159006/PM-and-cops-Mumbai-terror-dummy-run.htm


excerpts from: PM and cops’ Mumbai terror dummy-run

by Simon Hughes and John Kay, The Sun, 30 September 2010

David Cameron responded to the threat of a Mumbai-style terror attack by secretly taking part in a full-scale dummy-run, it emerged last night.

The Prime Minister ordered the operation to ensure elite cops and Special Forces are as prepared as possible.

He moved after US intelligence warned of an al-Qaeda plot to unleash marauding gunmen in a British city before Christmas. France or Germany were other possible targets. [...]

It is understood that, in the wake of the unprecedented operation in London, there will be extra training for both firearms cops and SAS.

Mr Cameron called in senior police officers, including Met counter terror commander John Yates, and senior military and security figures. [...]

A number of lethal scenarios were examined at locations thought to include railway stations and hotels – targets in Mumbai two years ago.

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http://www.ihrc.org.uk/activities/press-releases/9471-press-release-uk–ihrc-chairman-baseless-terror-claims-further-demonise-a-community-under-siegeq


IHRC Chairman: Baseless terror claims “further demonise a community under siege”

Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) press release, 29 September 2010

Speaking after recent reports that security services had foiled plans to launch “Mumbai-style” terror attacks in UK cities, Massoud Shadjareh, the Chairman of the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC), has called on the media to treat such claims with scepticism.

He called the claims “politically motivated” and warned that they served to “further demonise” a Muslim community that is already suffering hate crimes and feeling marginalised and under siege.

Shadjareh said:

“The latest claims of ‘Mumbai-style’ attacks having been foiled by US drone strikes in Pakistan need to be treated with a great deal of scepticism.  The recent front page stories of an Islamic plot to assassinate the Pope in London, which turned out to be completely baseless, show how easily stories can be created out of nothing. We also have a long series of incidents in which stories apparently originating with the police or security services have turned out to be completely false or grossly exaggerated, from the supposed plot to blow up Old Trafford to the ‘Ricin’ chemical attack plot.

“It is widely recognised that people and organizations of all kinds often have ulterior and self-interested motives for placing and exaggerating certain stories.  Sadly, the police, politicians and security services are no exception. The problem with stories like the ones this morning is that there is no-one offering sceptical, balancing counter-arguments, with the result that any claims, however outlandish, are treated as facts.

“But the people who make such claims, and the media sources who uncritically parrot them, have a responsibility for their consequences. We now have a community of nearly 2 million Muslims, including some of the most deprived and needy people in Britain, who feel marginalised and demonised; who are regularly discriminated against and treated with suspicion and contempt because of stories like this.

“The Islamophobia which is being fed by stories such as this is reflected as much in the statements of some MPs, and the columns of some newspapers, as in the thuggery of groups like the English Defence League.  The increasing number of hate-crimes against Muslims is a result of this criminalization of the community as a whole.

“Muslims are now suffering a level of persecution comparable to that once suffered by Jews in Europe.   We all look back to those days with abhorrence and disbelief at the levels of hatefulness that apparently reasonable people were capable of.

“It would be good if people could recognise the reality of the situation Muslims now face, and act to prevent it getting worse, instead of looking back in regret in a few decades time, when the lives of tens of thousands of people will already have been ruined.”

* For more information please contact the Press Office on (+44) 20 8904 4222 or (+44) 7958 522196, email: // info@ihrc.org

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related links:


Foreign Office warns of high terror threat in France and Germany

Daily Telegraph, 3 October 2010

Britain followed the US in upgrading its travel advice for Europe today following a series of terror alerts.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8039839/Foreign-Office-warns-of-high-terror-threat-in-France-and-Germany.html



US issues warning against travel in Europe

Daily Telegraph, 3 October 2010

America’s State Department has issued an alert to warn American tourists of the potential for attacks by al-Qaeda and other groups in Europe.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8039736/US-issues-warning-against-travel-in-Europe.html



SAS officers warn that Britain is unprepared for a Mumbai-style attack

by Sean Rayment, Sunday Telegraph, 3 October 2010

Two former senior commanders of the SAS have warned that Britain’s security forces would be unable to cope with a Mumbai-style terrorist attack in central London.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8038942/SAS-officers-warn-that-Britain-is-unprepared-for-a-Mumbai-style-attack.html



GCHQ found British terror plotters

by David Leppard, Sunday Times, 3 October 2010

The government eavesdropping centre GCHQ identified some of the terrorists planning a Mumbai-style attack on London by intercepting telephone calls made from jihadi training camps in Pakistan and matching their voices against a secret database.



Britons training in Pakistan for UK terror attacks

by Rob Crilly, Duncan Gardham, Ben Farmer, Daily Telegraph, 29 September 2010

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8033204/Britons-training-in-Pakistan-for-UK-terror-attacks.html



NATO expands Afghan war into Pakistan

by Rick Rozoff, Dandelion Salad, 28 September 2010

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/nato-expands-afghan-war-into-pakistan-by-rick-rozoff/


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from the archives:


Police need more powerful weapons to combat ‘Mumbai-style terror attacks’ says police chief

Daily Mail, 15 April 2010

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1266001/Police-need-powerful-weapons-combat-Mumbai-style-te rror-attacks-says-police-chief.html#ixzz10wQ6Eask



Police expect Mumbai-style terror attack on City of London

by David Leppard, Sunday Times, 20 December 2009

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6962867.ece



UK “Terror Plot”: Gordon Brown points finger at Pakistan

Dandelion Salad, 11 April 2009

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/uk-terror-plot-gordon-brown-points-finger-at-pakistan/



British hotels put on alert over Mumbai-style terror attack

Dandelion Salad, 23 March 2009

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/british-hotels-put-on-alert-over-mumbai-style-terror -attack/



Miliband: The security situation in Pakistan is fuelling terrorist plots in Britain

Dandelion Salad, 7 March 2009

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2009/03/07/miliband-the-security-situation-in-pakistan-is-fuelling-terrorist-plots-in-britain/



Pakistan ‘linked to 75% of all UK terror plots, warns Gordon Brown

Dandelion Salad, 15 December 2008

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/pakistan-linked-to-75-of-all-uk-terror-plots-warns-gordon-brown/



Creating an “arc of crisis”: The destabilization of the Middle East and Central Asia
The Mumbai attacks and the “strategy of tension”

by Andrew Gavin Marshall, Dandelion Salad, 7 December 2008

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/the-mumbai-attacks-and-the-strategy-of-tension-by-andrew-g-marshall/



India’s 9/11. Who is behind the Mumbai attacks?
Washington is fostering political divisions between India and Pakistan

by Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, 30 November 2008

http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2008/11/30/indias-911-who-was-behind-the-mumbai-attacks-by-michel-chossudovsky/



“A Second 9/11″: An integral part of US military doctrine

by Michel Chossudovsky, Global Research, 31 October 2008

http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10767


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US to Lebanon: Israel can completely destroy Lebanese Army within four hours

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1) US to Lebanon: Israel can completely destroy Lebanese Army within four hours (27 August 2010)

2) Lebanon’s president: The Lebanese army is called upon to stand in the face of the lurking Israeli enemy (1 August 2010)

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President Basescu: Romania will stand by Israel in the event of a conflict with Iran

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1) President Basescu: Romania will stand by Israel in the event of a conflict with Iran (12 August 2010)

2) Israeli Air Force trains in Hungary, Romania, Greece, Italy and Germany for future wars (6 August 2010)

Ahmadinejad: US, Israel plan to attack at least two countries in the Middle East within the next three months

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28 July 2010


1) President Ahmadinejad: US, Israel plan to attack at least two countries in the Middle East within the next three months (26 July 2010)

2) U.S. House of Representatives bill expresses support for Israel’s right to use military force against Iran (22 July 2010)

Israeli army chief: Dialogue with the Turks is ongoing on all military levels

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8 July 2010


1) Israeli army chief Ashkenazi: Dialogue with the Turks is ongoing on all military levels (6 July 2010)

2) Turkey’s President Gul to Iran: You need to be transparent about your nuclear program (2 July 2010)

3) Turkey’s PM Erdogan: European countries should support Turkey’s fight against terrorism in order to prevent acts of terrorism in other cities of Europe (23 June 2010)