ANKARA - U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Robert Pearson said on Saturday that he believed that Turkey would take a decision on Iraq issue as soon as possible.
Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, Pearson said that he conveyed the United States' thoughts and the latest information about Iraq issue to Gul at the meeting.
Stating that there were shortcomings in the document submitted by Iraq informing about its weapons, Pearson said that there was no evidence on how Iraq lifted some weapon programmes. He added that ''you also saw that Iraq did not present sufficient evidences.''
Pearson said that he also listened to the views of Turkish government on Iraq at the meeting.
When asked whether he brought a message, Pearson said that he could not tell everything to reporters.
Upon another question, Pearson said that he was the representative of the U.S. President and stated that when he talked about an issue, he gave information related to the views of the United States. He added that Turkish government's view was very important for them.
''When do you expect Turkey to give its response on Iraq issue?'' Pearson said Gul told a tv channel yesterday that the response would be given as soon as possible.