Article: Turkey's closer ties with Syria, Iran could benefit United States

JAMES C. HELICKE, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
01-17-2004
Dateline: ISTANBUL, Turkey
Turkey, a predominantly Muslim NATO ally, is aggressively pushing for closer ties with Iraq's neighbors Syria, Iran, and Saudi Arabia _ a diplomatic drive that could increase Turkey's strategic significance as a bridge between the Islamic world and the United States.

Turkey's government this month held high level talks with both Syria and Iran, countries that the United States has accused of terrorism. And On Saturday, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Saudi Arabia for a regional economic forum with regional leaders and later in the month he will meet U.S. President George W. Bush in ...

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