Turkey's Erdogan: not appropriate to arm Libyan rebels
Prime Minister David Cameron (R) poses for a photograph with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan at number 10 Downing Street in London March 31, 2011.
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LONDON (Reuters)- Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he did not support the idea of arming Libyan rebels fighting to oust Muammar Gaddafi from power.
"Doing that would create a different situation in Libya and we do not find it appropriate to do that," Erdogan told reporters at a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London.
(Reporting by Matt Falloon, Editing by Tim Castle)
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Halabi wrote:
Erdogan is sure helpful as always. Dont arm the rebels. Wait till Gaddafi massacres them and then offer to mediate for the west. what a shame.
amos033 wrote:
Beware of ole Recep Erdogan. He still has not apologized to Israel for sending that ‘goon ship’ full of his goosestepping goons knowing full well what would transpire and instigated the whole affair. Recep Erdogan is the man who said:
“The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers…” – Recep Erdogan, 1998
“The mosques are our barracks, the domes our helmets, the minarets our bayonets and the faithful our soldiers…” – Recep Erdogan, 1998
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