Arinc: It's time to say stop to terrorism

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said that terrorism had caused too much pain in Turkey for the last 30 years, and it was now time to say stop to terrorism. Our economy, foreign policy and democratization process had always remained behind due to terrorism, added Arinc who spoke at a conference at Center for International Studies and Research in France. Noting that the ruling Justice & Development (AK) Party in Turkey envisioned a change in the country under three main topics as democratization, economic success and multi-dimensional foreign policy, Arinc said that struggle against poverty, corruption and prohibition was the way to fulfill those three topics, adding that they focused on human rights vision too. We have been working on ending terrorism problem for the past three months, said Arinc, adding that the solution process, which was initiated recently in Turkey, focused on silencing weapons and talking politics and ideas. Arinc said that comprehensive improvements were made in cultural rights area in Turkey, adding that there were broadcast in different languages and dialects used by Turkish citizens traditionally. Arinc said that Turkey was the 16th largest economy in the world and 6th in Europe, adding that national income per capita exceeded 10,500 USD, and inflation dropped to 6.2 percent. Arinc also said that Turkey supported Arab Spring as it considered it as the most natural and legitimate demands of peoples. Despite very limited international support, Turkey is hosting 191,000 Syrian refugees and in total 300,000 Syrian citizens, he noted. During his talks in Paris, Arinc also visited "La Closerie Des Lilas" restaurant, and had interviews with leading French newspapers Le Monde, Le Figaro and La Liberation. Arinc also met France Islamic Council Chairman Mohammad Mousavi.