"...A day after announcing it is supporting a French proposal to resolve the political crisis in Lebanon, Ankara has apparently bowed to pressure from Iran and decided to put forth its own inclusive “action plan” instead....“We see no efficacy in the intervention of outside actors to this issue,” Salehi told Turkish reporters late Monday at a joint press conference with Davutoğlu. The Iranian minister arrived in Ankara late Monday to discuss the Lebanese crisis and the upcoming talks in Istanbul on Tehran’s nuclear program. The two ministers appeared before the media around midnight. Iran’s chief diplomat also advised Turkey and other related countries to contact all groups and parties in Lebanon and not exclude any of the regional countries, including Iran. The assurance that Iran will not be excluded was given Tuesday by Davutoğlu, who said, “Turkey will continue its efforts without excluding any actor from the process.” Noting that Turkish, Syrian and Qatari authorities have agreed to act together for a solution that would bring stability to Lebanon, Davutoğlu said he held phone calls with his French and Qatari counterparts early Tuesday ..."
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I wonder what Brigitte Gabriel is doing now .
Given Ankara's efforts to stake a claim to leadership of moderation and conciliation in the Mideast, why on earth would it have even considered participating in a biased Western effort to advance a partisan position while freezing out one of the issue's key players?
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