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Erdogan has slammed what he described as
"blindness" on Israel's nuclear arsenal against an international
concerted action over Iran's nuclear program.

Turkish Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed what he described as "blindness" on
Israel's nuclear arsenal against an international concerted action over
Iran's nuclear program. Turkey often calls for "fair" stance
from global powers over nuclear activities in the region.

"Israel has atomic bombs and it refuses to comply to the NPT. But no one
is imposing sanctions on it. How do you explain that? Then, this world
is not a fair world. One scrutinizes Israel as much as one does for
North Korea," Erdogan told Charlie Rose Show in a televised interview on
PBS on Monday.

Israel recently has refused US and
international calls to sign Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and open its
facilities for IAEA perusal.

Responding to a question whether
Iran could be persuaded by a nuclear swap deal crafted by Turkey and
Brazil, Erdogan said Iran had vowed to meet certain conditions by
signing the Tehran agreement.

"We care about the promises
Tehran has made, which pledged to enrich uranium only for peaceful
purposes. We care about the ten articles of the agreement. If Tehran
fails to comply to those articles we will impose sanctions ourselves,"<... >>>