Hurriyet, 3 November 2011
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The World needs Turkey as a leader During the Conference of the American-Turkish Council (ATC) in Washington, General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Turkey was a close strategic partner of the United States and a leading country on which the world will increasingly place its trust. "We are proud to say that the Turkish people are a friend to us. And I have a strong belief in the saying, ‘Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are'," he told the audience. “AND NOW, THE WORLD NEEDS MORE THAN EVER THE MODEL TURKEY HAS SET AND ITS RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP," Dempsey said. Dempsey also spoke on Turkey’s significant rise in 88 years and becoming a bridge between continents and cultures and announced that the next century is more promising for Turkey than the present century. “Turkey is at the crossroads that serves as a bridge between eastern and western and Europe and the Middle East. It has had a vibrant economy as the rest of the region has undergone recession. With new governments emerging in the Muslim world, Turkey can serve as a positive role model to leaders in the Middle East”, Dempsey said. |
American Forces Press Service,
