At the meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with his US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the recent NATO summit in The Hague, the Turkish Foreign Minister of Turkish Foreign Affairs interview with Turkish TV network A Haber Hakan Fidan.
Turkish diplomacy leader Hakan Fidan was asked about the claim often heard in Turkey by competent lips that Israel’s ultimate goal is Turkeyto answer: “Let our people are quiet, the competent authorities are working with zeal. We defend our country with both our minds and our hearts. We are not afraid of deaththere is nothing that scares us. It is important for us to analyze threats well, have a rational dialogue with other actors and manage the subject. We need to be prepared for the worst scenario. State issues are not a funny affair. “
For the Erdogan – Trump meeting he said he was scheduled. “The two leaders were in constant communication. Subsequently, they said they needed to have a meeting as soon as possible. At the meeting of the NATO Summit mainly the issue of Gaza, the tension between Iran and Israel, as well as regional and other international issues. The meeting was quite constructive, “said Hakan Fidan.
Elsewhere in his interview he said that Israel’s attack on Iran has prompted Tehran to rely on the right to legal defense and argued that “Netanyahu does not hesitate to set fire to the area for his own benefit. Israel does not have the power to destroy Iran’s nuclear program. “
According to Hakan Fidan, “the war has ended for the time being 12 days, but there is an agreement based on the assumption that nuclear capacity (Iran’s) has been destroyed. We are currently in quiet, but to make it more permanent, an agreement must be signed between Iran and the US. “
He also reiterated the position of President Erdogan that “as Turkey we are ready to take on every role that matters to us.”
The Turkish Foreign Minister also revealed that on the night Israel attacked Iran he received a phone call from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“Some issues were discussed. The Americans said they had no involvement in the attack and expressed their concern about security, saying that Iran should not attack, “Hakan Fidan said.
Finally, he said that on the day the US bombers were in the air, he discussed with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Arakzi the possibility of attack. “Then the attack took place. The target was three Iranian nuclear facilities. “