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...interview with TIME's Tony Karon, Erdogan's foreign policy adviser Egemen Bagis says that Turkey will abide by any UN resolution on Iraq. And that Ankara's own priority is winning continued U.S. backing for Turkey's efforts to join the European Union...
...Egemen Bagis: We would not want to have a war with Iraq, but we would not want to live with weapons of mass destruction in our backyard, either. We are hoping that Saddam will comply with UN resolutions, and that any weapons of mass destruction will be eliminated. If Iraq does, indeed, have weapons of mass destruction, then their greatest threat would be to the people of Turkey. So, the Justice and Development Party would like to see the results and reports of the UN weapons inspectors. And these have to be discussed at the United Nations. As a member...
...TIME: You say Turkey will comply with any UN decision on Iraq. But what if the Bush Administration chooses to launch an attack without UN authorization...
...cross that bridge when we come to it. But I do believe the U.S. would not mind going through the UN. Chairman Erdogan will also meet [UN Secretary General] Kofi Annan on Tuesday night, where these questions will be discussed. After he has held discussions at the Pentagon, the White House and with the UN, we will make our own analysis and act in the best interests of a peaceful world...
...even as the media's clock is perennially poised at a minute before midnight, and a U.S. military buildup around Iraq continues to gather steam, for now the pace and terms of the confrontation are being set by the inspection and disarmament process. And right now, the UN is not rushing to judgment...