Question about Turkey's good will

[RayKalm]

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Questions about Turkey?s goodwill - Tehran Times

Turkey has lamented Iran’s recent decision to change the venue of talks with the 5+1 group (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) which was originally scheduled to take place in Istanbul.

Over the past years, Turkey had always been viewed as a trusted mediator for Iran’s negotiations with the West. However, Ankara’s contradictory policies regarding the political unrest in Syria, especially its decision to host the so-called “Friends of Syria” conference in Istanbul, made Iran to suspect Turkey’s goodwill in dealing with Iran’s nuclear program. Consequently, Iran proposed other places including Baghdad to host the future nuclear talks.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent visit to Iran created a good opportunity for both sides to strengthen ties and resolve their differences regarding the regional developments. However, the current interactions between Tehran and Ankara can have serious impacts on relations in the future.

Turkey’s strategy toward the ongoing political developments in the Arab world is viewed by Iran and many others as unclear, shaky and unstable. This can undermine Turkey’s position in the region which has gained prestige over the past years, especially since the Justice and Development Party came to power in 2002.

Turkey’s insatiable enthusiasm to join the European Union is in fact the main reason behind the country’s support for the Western policies in the region. Bearing all this in mind, Iran decided to propose another place for its sensitive nuclear talks with Western countries.

Now everyone is waiting to see how EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will react to Iran’s decision. Logically speaking, Western governments seem to have no objection to Iran’s choice of Iraq as venue of talks.

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[BronzePlaque]

Iran nuclear talks to be held in Istanbul on April 14: EU
English.news.cn 2012-04-09 05:57:40

BRUSSELS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A new round of negotiation between world powers and Iran on its nuclear program will be held on April 14 in Istanbul, a spokesperson of the European Union (EU) told Xinhua on Sunday.

"We have agreed to launch talks in Istanbul on April 14," said Michael Mann, a spokesman of EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton in representing the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.

"We (the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) hope that this first round will produce a conducive environment for concrete progress. We are of course aiming at a sustained process," he said.

Iran nuclear talks to be held in Istanbul on April 14: EU - Xinhua | English.news.cn

[Melika]

Iran nuclear talks to be held in Istanbul on April 14: EU
English.news.cn 2012-04-09 05:57:40

BRUSSELS, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A new round of negotiation between world powers and Iran on its nuclear program will be held on April 14 in Istanbul, a spokesperson of the European Union (EU) told Xinhua on Sunday.

"We have agreed to launch talks in Istanbul on April 14," said Michael Mann, a spokesman of EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton in representing the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany.

"We (the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany) hope that this first round will produce a conducive environment for concrete progress. We are of course aiming at a sustained process," he said.

Iran nuclear talks to be held in Istanbul on April 14: EU - Xinhua | English.news.cn

HAH !

[Harry_Thomason]

Interesting, probably West flat out refused Iraq and China, so it was either Turkey or EU countries for talks.

[Gaara]

Questions about Turkey?s goodwill - Tehran Times



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It's very simple actually. Turkey doesn't see Syria issue and nuclear talks related to each other. That's why Erdogan can strongly oppose what Assad has been doing in Syria while he believes he can defend Iran's peacefull nuclear rights. What confuses Iranian officials' heads is their seeing these issues too much related to each other.

[IranZamin]

Interesting, probably West flat out refused Iraq and China, so it was either Turkey or EU countries for talks.

First round - Istanbul
Second round - Baghdad

[lem34]

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Bottom line Turkey has a veneer of being a Muslim country. But when push comes to shove west trust them and believe that Nato is more important to Turkey than any other considerations