ANKARA
Turkey's main opposition, The Republican People's Party (CHP) has submitted a censure motion against Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu, accusing him of conducting a foreign policy which subjects Turkey's national security to new dangers, damaging the country's political and economic interests, and hurting Turkey's position and credibility in the world.
The motion moved by CHP claims that the government's current foreign policy has had a bad influence on Turkey's position and credibility in a large region covering the Caucasus, Black Sea, Balkans, Eastern Europe, Aegean, Mediterranean, Middle East and Persian Gulf.
Stating that Turkey was once a powerful and credible country assuming a mediator's role in the region, and never posing or receiving any threats from any country, the motion claims that Turkey has suffered a serious blow to its image through interfering in neighboring countries' domestic affairs and taking part in controversial issues; minimizing or downright cutting political relations with neighbors conducting unapproved policies; ostracizing the Egyptian government, and hurling at its influential political and civilian figures heavy criticisms bordering on insult; hence causing the international community to almost identify the Justice and Development (AK) Party government with Muslim Brotherhood.
It is also stated that such policy on the part of the government has put Turkey in a lonely place in the region, affecting the country's trade relations both within and beyond this region, resulting in limitations and sanctions imposed on Turkish businessmen doing business with the countries in the region who have lost their trust in Turkey. This inevitably affects export business, and production geared towards export, the motion concludes.
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