Is there a risk that Turkey’s move towards multilateral relations based on balancing could fail with Iran?
In essence, we are saying the same thing about Iran as our American and European friends. Some people criticised this government for congratulating Mahmud Ahmedinejad after elections earlier this year. But this is what the Americans did too. Barack Obama may personally identify more with the protestors on the streets of Iran. But he knows that you have to talk to the key power brokers there if you want to solve the issue of Iranian nuclear power. Turkey understands this perfectly too. The Majalla: What is Turkey’s view on Iran’s alleged nuclear armament programme? Our position is very clear. We are against any country having nuclear weapons. We want to live in a nuclear-free region, and this goes for Iran as it does for Israel, or any other country that may harbour the idea of getting nuclear weapons one day. On the other hand, it is any country’s right to have a peaceful nuclear energy programme. We are now in the process of trying to build our first nuclear power plant, and that does
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