Hurriyet Daily News (Turquie) : "Turkey: Israel must show will for peace"

Turkey: Israel must show will for peace

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News

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While emphasizing that the upcoming four or five months are very critical for the region, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said Wednesday that Israel should act responsibly to ensure the revival of peace negotiations.

“It is time for Israel to show the will for peace,” Davutoğlu told a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Nasser Judeh. The foreign minister said Ankara was closely following the efforts of the U.S. administration’s Middle East envoy, George Mitchell, in the region and warned that negative consequences would be seen if the opportunity was missed.

Judeh, who was in Washington for talks with U.S. officials, said Israel’s unilateral steps in Eastern Jerusalem would harm the peace process. He said the ongoing Israeli settlement activity was illegal and destructive to confidence, while calling on the parties concerned to contribute to the peace efforts.

Both ministers underscored the importance of reconciliation among the Palestinians and expressed support for Egyptian efforts. Davutoğlu said Palestinian factions must forge unity for a breakthrough in Middle East peace talks. Judeh also said maintaining unity was a must, emphasizing that the efforts must continue under the leadership of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and with the help of Egypt.

Davutoğlu said the next four to five months were very critical, referring to the elections in Palestine, and warned that a lack of reconciliation among Palestinians would harm not only the Middle East peace process, but the whole region.

“We hope that everyone learns lessons from the past and does not look at matters from a perspective of tactical maneuvering,” said Davutoğlu.

The Jordanian foreign minister met with President Abdullah Gül later in the day, delivering a letter to him from King Abdullah.

Energy issues also came up during the Davutoğlu-Judeh meeting. The foreign minister said they discussed the delivery of gas from Egypt, Jordan and Syria to Turkey.

Diplomatic sources said the Turkish side brought up the Cyprus issue in the meeting and asked Jordan to let northern Cyprus open an office in Amman and invite Turkish Cypriot officials to explain their case.

The Jordanian side responded positively, the same sources said.

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