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Mentioning
one country, Iran... is wrong and will not happen. A particular country
will not be targeted...We will definitely not accept that,” he said in
an interview with the BBC’s Turkish service, aired on Turkish
television. – Reuters Photo

ANKARA: A Nato missile shield project that singles out Iran
as a threat will be unacceptable to Turkey, President Abdullah Gul said
in an interview broadcast Monday.

“Nato is a defence organisation. A defence system is being developed
against anyone in the world who has ballistic missiles and does not
belong to Nato,” Gul said.

“Mentioning one country, Iran… is wrong and will not happen. A
particular country will not be targeted…We will definitely not accept
that,” he said in an interview with the BBC’s Turkish service, aired on
Turkish television.

Nato and the United States want to set up a missile shield to protect
Europe against what they perceive is a growing threat of short- and
medium-range missiles possibly launched from the Middle East, especially
from Iran.

The issue will be high on the agenda of a Nato summit in Lisbon next
week, which will also be attended by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
whose country is suspicious of the project despite assurances that i... >>>