SOURCE: Arabic News
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer has stressed that President Bashar al-Assad's visit to Turkey early this year was historic and was the first of its kind in the history of relations between the two countries.
In his address to the Turkish Parliament, Sezer underlined that the visit has contributed to the development of bilateral relations in all the political, economic and cultural spheres and has led to a strong friendship between the two peoples of both countries.
He expressed relief over the development of relations with Syria stressing that Turkish relations with the Arab countries is a priority for Turkey.
Sezer expressed concern over the development of the situation in Iraq, stressing that the unity of Iraq is very important for Turkey which continues its economic and trade relations with it, accusing Washington of evading coordination and cooperation with Ankara against Turkey's opponents in northern Iraq.