Turkey denies claims Syria using Turkey as a route to obtain weapons

ANKARA (A.A) - February 28, 2012 - Turkey denied the claims that it turned a blind eye to Syria's using Turkish lands as a route to obtain weapons. Replying to AA's questions on Tuesday, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Selcuk Unal said that British The Times newspaper claimed that Turkey turned a blind eye to Syrian regime's using Turkey as a route to obtain weapons, and those claims were groundless. Turkey's Syria policy is clearly known, said Unal, adding that those claims were groundless. The news story prepared by Richard Beeston and Charles Bremner of The Times claimed that Syria was using Turkey as a route to bypass sanctions and obtain material and equipment for its weapons industry, and Turkey was turning a blind eye.