Events
Wexler: Turkey critical to success with Iran April 10, 2006 / Ankara
U.S. Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) spoke at a luncheon discussion in Ankara on April 10, hosted by the German Marshall Fund as part of its Ankara Speakers' Series.
Wexler, co-chair of the Congressional Study Group on Turkey and a senior member of the House International Relations Committee, addressed a variety of international issues with Turkey at the forefront, including a meeting of Hamas and Turkish leaders, Cyprus, and Iran.
"There were many important areas in which Turkey and the United States cooperate at a positive level," Wexler said. "In Afghanistan, for instance, America and Turkey, along with many other allies, are cooperating at an extraordinary level. In Iraq, if you put aside the differences of the past, the fact of the matter is that Turkey has been engaged in both a strategic and commercial way at this point in significant cooperation with America, which America is greatly appreciative of.... Turkey’s assistance on Iran is critical for the success of U.S. policy to prevent a nuclear Iran."
The luncheon was attended by 40 high-level guests which included senior-level Turkish government representatives and members of parliament, media representatives, and diplomats.



