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January 18, 2012 |
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Newseum - Washington, DC |
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An engaging and candid off-the-record discussion with US Ambassador to Turkey Francis J. Ricciardone, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey D. Feltman, and Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip H. Gordon, on the topic of “Turkey in a Changing Middle East”.
Discussion items included, among others, an overview of the U.S.-Turkish relationship, the state of Israeli-Turkish relations, Turkey’s stance toward the EU and other regional actors, an assessment of Turkish economic expansion, Turkey’s stance on regional oil/gas fields, human rights issues in Turkey, local/regional politics, Turkey’s approach towards drafting a new constitution, the Arab Spring, the current upheaval in Syria and the regional and global response to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
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