Opening an impressive new page, Turkey reached out to Armenia; softened its position on Cyprus; tried to draw Iran into a positive dialogue with the West; convinced Syria to settle the two countries’ simmering border dispute; and, as a crowning achievement, launched peace talks between Syria and Israel under Turkish mediation.
土耳其翻开了其外交政策史上令人瞩目的新篇章，它开始与美国接触；不再对塞浦路斯持强硬立场；试图吸引伊朗与西方进行积极对话；说服叙利亚一起解决两国由来已久的边境问题；而最大的成就则是牵线搭桥让叙利亚和以色列展开和平对话。