Davutoğlu held a meeting with Füle in Brussels late April 1, on the sidelines of a foreign minister meeting of NATO.
Speaking to reporters following the meeting, Davutoğlu said he voiced Tukey’s concerns and convictions concerning Füle’s statements on the bans of Twister and YouTube, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
“Davutoğlu spoke to the press following the meeting, which took place upon Füle’s request, stating he conveyed to Füle that having consultations with Turkey would be useful before making these kinds of statements,” Anadolu reported.
Davutoğlu reiterated how Turkey views the issue regarding YouTube as a matter of national security, the agency said.
The Agency, however, did not report a comment from Davutoğlu in regards to Füle’s response to such advice of making consultations with Turkey.
The EU officials who were approached by Hürriyet Daily News on April 2 were not yet available for comment.
Davutoğlu, meanwhile, also said the leaked audio files, which revealed a top secret conversation between him, Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioğlu, National Intelligence Organization (MİT) head Hakan Fidan and Deputy Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler, was not brought to the agenda during the NATO meeting.
“Turkey’s solemnity on these issues is known by everyone in NATO. Up until now, nobody has stated a conviction about the matters that were leaked. The statements we made were particularities that are sufficient and explicative for everybody. None of my colleagues, in any way, have felt the need to declare their opinion on these issues,” Davutoğlu was quoted as saying by Anadolu.
As of March 27, only days to go to the local elections held in Turkey on March 30, Turkey banned YouTube after the Google-owned video-sharing website was used to spread damaging leaked audio files from a state security meeting debating possible military action in Syria.
It came days after Turkey’s telecommunications authority blocked access to the U.S. social network Twitter on March 20, under orders from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after members of the opposition used it to post telephone recordings implicating him in a major corruption scandal.
[hurriyetdailynews.com]
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ReplyDeleteTurkey’s foreign minister has defended blocking access to video-sharing website Youtube.
Every country takes measures concerning its national security if it is at risk, Davutoglu said Tuesday in Brussels, where he attended a summit meeting of NATO foreign ministers.
Youtube block came after a top security meeting of Turkish officials appeared on the website. Turkish authorities had earlier blocked access to Twitter to prevent the spread of potentially damaging wiretapping leaks.
"Every country across the world protects the rights of its citizens and takes measures in matters relating to national security," Davutoglu said.
A video that appeared on Youtube last Thursday showed that a high level security meeting between Foreign Minister Davutoglu, intelligence chief Hakan Fidan and the armed forces’ second commander Yasar Guler was spied on while they were discussing possible threats to the Turkish territory in Aleppo, Syria.
- Cyprus dispute
During his Brussels visit, Davutoglu met U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague and talks touched on the 40-year-old Cyprus dispute between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots.
Davutoglu praised the U.S.’s contributions towards finding a solution, but said Turkey would want more U.K. involvement.
"We want to accelerate the negotiation process," he said. "The recent momentum is relatively positive, however it needs to be result-oriented."
The island of Cyprus has been divided into Greek and Turkish sides since a Greek Cypriot coup preceded a [Turkish peace mission to aid Turkish Cypriots in the north in 1974] (sic)........http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/308734--turkeys-fm-defends-youtube-ban
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