ISTANBUL
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday stated that the Patriots were only for defense purposes and once the threat is over they would be sent back.
Davutoglu responded to the questions of the members at an Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) meeting.
Stating that the aim of the Patriot Defense System was to be prepared for all risks, Davutoglu said, "The Patriots will be sent back once the threat is over. If we believe the threat is over tomorrow, they will leave the country before they are even deployed. I hope the threat would be removed soon and we would not need it."
Davutoglu also touched on the number of the Syrian refugees reaching 152 thousand in Turkey and said that the Syrians would say the final word likewise in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia.
"We will stand by Syrians who are being oppressed by the bombings for nearly two years, like we did in 2003, 2004 and 2005 when the whole world isolated Syria. We hope Syrians to gain their right of freedom soon" said Davutoglu.
Emphasizing that the world politics were re-shaped in the last 12 years, Davutoglu stated that Turkey had to display proper attitude in regards to Turkey's own historical flow.
Stating that "no bounds in economy with staying in political borders" was the main principle in the establishment of a foreign policy to be in the top ten economies in the world, Davutoglu said, "We will respect political borders, however, with visa exemptions, free trade agreements, high level strategic cooperations we will go beyond the limits."
Davutoglu also stated that they would sign re-admission agreement and visa exemption in the following days and send it to the EU side.
