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Bu ne think about Turkey's role in the Middle East?

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Do you think it can play a major role in attaining peace in the region?

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Well, it has to, because Turkey has always been an important role

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and an important point of contact between the West and the Middle East,

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between the West and the Muslim world.

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Turkey, we have to remember it, is one of the first Middle Eastern state

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that became part of the NATO.

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So it's a very important joining point to these words

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and now, in this particular historical moment,

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it is very important to establish a dialogue between these two worlds.

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So I think Turkey, but not only Turkey, but other Mediterranean states,

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like Italy, where I'm from, has a very prominent and important role

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in the comprehension between the two sides of the Mediterranean Sea.