Mr. Mark Gwozdecky at the Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee

On January 27th, 2015. See this statement in context.

January 27th, 2015 / 11:55 a.m.

Director General, Middle East and Maghreb, Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

I don't want to characterize Turkey's role; I think it's for them to do so. They are an important player in the Middle East. They're certainly part of a broader effort to bring a successful resolution to this problem.

In terms of characterizing how big or small a role they're playing in the coalition, that's a separate question.

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