Turkey decides to boost cooperation, speed up coordination and consultations with other countries

ANKARA (A.A) - June 17, 2011 - Turkey decided on Friday to boost cooperation and speed up coordination and consultations with regional and international partners regarding developments in the Middle East and North Africa.
Turkey's ambassadors to Middle Eastern and Northern African countries came together in Ankara under the chairmanship of Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. The meeting ended on Friday. Turkish ambassadors in the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Belgium and Italy as well as permanent representatives to the United Nations, NATO and European Union (EU) attended the meeting. 
Participants assessed possible course of developments in the mentioned countries in the short, medium and long term, and relations with those countries.
At the end of the meeting, Foreign Ministry released a statement and said the political change and democratic transformation in the Middle East and North Africa were a late normalization process.
"A peaceful transformation process is of vital importance for regional peace and security," the statement said.
It said all regional countries and international actors were closely monitoring Turkey's constructive contributions.
According to the statement, participants underlined importance of an institutional and economic reconstruction in the countries that were undergoing a transition process, and said international community should give a priority to extending assistance to those countries which had to meet daily economic needs of their peoples. 
The statement said Turkey was a source of inspiration and a focus of interest in its region, thanks to its successful democratic and economic performance and active foreign policy.
"To this end, we have decided to boost our cooperation and speed up our coordination and consultations with our regional and international partners," the ministry statement added.
(BRC-MS)