The differences between Syria and Iraq worry Turkey and other countries in the region as always, Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmed Davudoglu, said at a meeting with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, on Sept. 2, the Cihan agency reported.
"We [Turkey] are not a mediator, and are on par with Syria and Iraq," said Davudoglu at a news conference. "Syria and Turkey are not enemies, and any fire in the region threatens all of us, so we are closely following the developments."
On Sept. 1, Davudoglu held talks in Baghdad and Damascus to resolve the political tensions between the two countries. Iraq has accused Syria of concealing the organizers of violent attacks that took place in Baghdad on Aug. 20 and claimed the lives of approximately 100 people. Both countries recalled their diplomatic missions.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit said that "Turkey is a part of the region, so, the issues that are related to us [Arab countries] apply to Turkey, as well".
Davudoglu also met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
The Turkish and Egyptian foreign ministers, in addition to the Syrian-Iraqi dispute, also raised the problem of forming a government in Lebanon and the situation in the Palestinian territories.
Regarding economic relations between Egypt and Turkey, Abu Gheit said that the two countries seek to bring trade up to five billion dollars. Gheit added that in October Egypt will host a conference of the Association of Independent Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.