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Turkish prime minister on Sunday said his country was against nuclear proliferation and weapons-applicable nuclear technology in its region.
Erdogan on Sunday departed for the United States. Anadolu news agency said, Erdogan will participate in the two-day summit to be hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama. Almost 50 heads of state and government are expected to attend the summit.
His wife, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz and a large group of other state bureaucrats are accompanying Erdogan on his U.S. visit.
"We do not want to see nuclear armament in our region. Our policy on this issue is very clear no matter which country has it. That could be Israel or Iran or any other country," Erdogan told reporters in response to a question before his departure for the United States.
Erdogan said he would make a call to the international community to "take a firm stance against Israel's suspected nuclear arsenal."
"We have yet to see an international community, which is so sensitive about Iran's nuclear program, taking a firm stance against Israel," Erdogan said.
Most experts estimate that Israel has at least between 100 and 200 nuclear warheads, largely based on information leaked to the Sunday Times newspaper in the 1980s by Mordechai Vanunu, a former worker at the country's Dimona nuclear reactor.
Israel, which has initiated several wars in the region in its 60-year history, has not denied having nuclear weapons, but has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and open its facilities for IAEA perusal.
Israel also often threatens Iran an attack over its nuclear sites.
"Aware of responsibilities"
The Turkish prime minister defined the security of nuclear materials as a target all humanity should share to make the world safer.
Erdogan said every country was both nationally and internationally responsible for this issue.
"The main goal of the nuclear security summit to take place in Washington D.C. is to list the steps to be taken to strengthen security of nuclear materials and facilities in the world," Erdogan told the press conference.
Premier Erdogan said no country could cope with proliferation of nuclear weapons on its own.
"This fight should be carried out within the framework of a decisive, insistent and common strategy, in line with laws and without any discrimination," he said.
Erdogan said Turkey was aware of its responsibilities regarding this issue under international conventions, and was fulfilling those obligations.
"We have clearly set the policies we will follow during this summit," he said.
Erdogan said he would have the opportunity to meet participating leaders, and hoped the summit would bear positive results for all humanity.
PHOTO CAPTION
The plane carrying Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives ahead of his participation in the nuclear security summit in Washington, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, April 11, 2010.
Agencies
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