Hakan Fidan, Turkish abroad minister, admitted on Tuesday that the Iranian authorities are not allowing their citizens to leave the country at the moment, and so Ankara does not evidence an influx of Iranian immigrants," Anadol's agency forwarded.
Commenting on the anticipation of a massive influx of Iranian refugees to Turkey, Fidan pointed out that Ankara had "necessary resources and plans". "Currently, however, Iran does not let its citizens to cross the border. Tehran won't let it yet. Therefore, no 1 from Iran is coming to us," explained the Turkish minister.
The diplomat said that there are about 20,000 Turkish citizens in Iran who, like third-country nationals, can leave Iran for Turkey utilizing 3 border crossings connecting both countries.
The head of the Turkish Ministry of abroad Affairs stressed that Ankara is taking diplomatic initiatives aimed at bringing the fight to an end in the region. At the same time, the politician revealed that Turkey "has contributed to the hold in the outbreak of war". "The war would have started earlier, but we delayed it with our efforts," he said.
In the opinion of the head of Turkish diplomacy, Iran, by attacking the Gulf countries, is trying to "raise the cost of the war", hoping that the countries attacked will put force on the United States to halt their war effort. Fidan stated that the success of this maneuver "is unlikely".
"The minimum condition for ending the war is to bring the opposing organization to the level of military incompetence that would satisfy the attacker," said the diplomat, adding that the "maximum objective" is to change the government in Tehran.
APW, PAP
