WHITE HOUSE TO ASK FOUR QUESTIONS TO ERDOGAN

Panorama.am
15:20 03/12/2009

Turkish mass media are still seriously interested in what the
U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan will discuss when they meet in the White House on
Dec. 7. Turkish famous analyst Qadri Gyursel covered those four
basic requests that are supposed to be addressed to the Turkish
PM, "Milliyet" writes. The reporter writes in his story about his
meeting Turkish expert Ian Lessery in German Marshall Fun meeting
in Canada. Experts say four questions having top priority are:
1. Disposition towards Iran nuclear projects Processes round Iran are
changing rapidly. It’s supposed that that UN Security Council might
commit sanctions against Tehran, which can appear to be an obstacle
for American-Turkish foreign policy. USA needs definite image whether
Turkey will say "yes" or "no" regarding Iran’s sanctions. 2. When will
they ratify the protocols signed with Armenia? Obama’s administration
is interested in parliamentary ratification of those protocols. USA
hailed Amrenian-Turkish protocols as they are balanced with American
reality due to some reasons. The White House wants the fate of the
protocols to be definite. 3.

Withdrawal of relations with Israel The withdrawal of
Turkish-Israeli relations was foreseeable. It happened under powerful
influences…changing of Turkish public opinion, changing of strategic
cooperation with Syria, etc. It’s not the 90th anymore. That’s why USA
was not surprised by the changing of Turkey’s disposition. Washington
just will be trying to make it clear how long that withdrawal will
be going on. 4. Founding missile base in Turkey After unsuccessful
experience of founding missile bases in Poland and Czech Republic
that issue is supposed to have reassessed its significance and Obama
might be interested in Turkey’s disposition.