Erdogan: Pakistan, Turkey, Afghanistan and Iran have common future

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Pakistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iran have a common future, and the security of each country is dependent on the security of the others, but the enemies are creating problems for the four countries, Tehran Times reported.

Erdogan said the United States is “supporting some common enemies of Pakistan and Turkey and the time has come to unmask them and act together.”

The Turkish Prime Minister insisted that Pakistan and Turkey must play a decisive role in the efforts to stabilize Afghanistan.

He said that both Pakistan and Turkey had suffered under military dictators who were always supported by the U.S., politicians were hanged by military regimes in both countries, and both countries are fighting against terrorism nowadays.

“We have common problems and common solutions, military dictatorships have always created problems, and democracy is a common solution,” Erdogan noted.

Asked what his advice would be to Pakistan about diplomatic relations with Israel, since Turkey has diplomatic relations with Israel, Erdogan responded very carefully, saying that “despite diplomatic relations, Israel never behaved like a civilized country with Turkey, and I cannot give any advice to my Pakistani brothers; it is their right to decide about making relations with Israel.”