From The International Herald Tribune:
ANKARA: Turkey wants to be the mediator between the new Obama administration and Iran, using its growing role in the Middle East to bridge the divide between East and West, the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said in an interview.
He said Barack Obama's election as U.S. president opened new opportunities for a shift in relations between the United States and Iran, one of Turkey's neighbors. Obama said during his campaign that he would consider holding talks with Iran, which President George W. Bush opposed.
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ANKARA: Turkey wants to be the mediator between the new Obama administration and Iran, using its growing role in the Middle East to bridge the divide between East and West, the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said in an interview.
He said Barack Obama's election as U.S. president opened new opportunities for a shift in relations between the United States and Iran, one of Turkey's neighbors. Obama said during his campaign that he would consider holding talks with Iran, which President George W. Bush opposed.
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