Ahmadinejad Lauds Erdogan's Anti-Israeli Stance
News number: 880805149517:20 | 2009-10-27Foriegn Policy
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday praised
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his stance against the
Zionist regime of Israel.

"Your clear stance against the Zionist regime (of Israel) produced positive
effects in the world of Islam and the entire world, and no doubt this
position of yours gladdened all nations," Ahmadinejad said in a meeting with
visiting Turkish prime minister.

Erdogan arrived in Tehran Monday night heading a high-ranking delegation
which includes several cabinet ministers, parliament members,
representatives of the private sector and media.

"The reality is that the Zionist regime is a threat to all nations, and if
it finds the chance, it will annex all regional states," Ahmadinejad went on
saying.

"It (Israel) does not want any other powerful state in the region," he
noted.

Prior to his visit to Tehran, the Turkish Prime Minister slashed at Israel
in Ankara on Monday, saying that keeping silent about the use of weapons of
mass destruction by Israel in Gaza will be unfair.

"Phosphorus bombs are weapons of mass destruction. Remaining silent over
this would be unfair," Erdogan said.

Relations between Israel and Turkey have soured since the Israeli war
against Palestinians in Gaza last January.

Earlier this month, Turkey canceled a joint military exercise in which
Israeli pilots were planned to participate.

Elsewhere, in the meeting with the Turkish premier, Ahmadinejad thanked
Erdogan for his support for Iran's peaceful nuclear program.

Commenting upon Tehran-Ankara relations, President Ahmadinejad said,
"Cooperation between Iran and Turkey will serve the interests of the two
nations, the region and the entire world."