September 18, 2006 - 17:41 AMT
Erdogan Wants Turkic World to Become International Politics Center
"Turkic world will become center and initial point for all major events of the world politics. The geographic and historical legacy of our countries demands that," Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated at the 10th Congress of Turkic States. In his words, "Turkic-speaking world from the strategic, economic and cultural points of view comprises large space." "We should know that we have only two choices. We will either be the center of world events or one of the many figures. Maybe, other countries have a third choice. However, we do not have it. There is no doubt that core events of the world develop exactly in our geography," Erdogan concluded.