MALATYA - ''We are taking steps and doing what is required to avoid a bloodbath in the Middle East,'' Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a groundbreaking ceremony in eastern city of Malatya, Erdogan indicated, ''we cannot stand idle regarding the actual situation in the Middle East. We had diplomatic talks regarding the matter.''
Erdogan also noted that he had (phone) conversations with Palestinian and Israeli authorities, U.S. President George Bush, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, British PM Tony Blair and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
''We will continue to do what it takes to reach a solution (of the problem in the Middle East),'' he underscored.
Erdogan stated, ''Turkey is in the project on the Alliance of Civilizations, because it is for a global peace in the world.''