Interviewed by British Guardian, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu touched upon wide range of issues – from Cyprus to Turkish-Israeli and Turkish-Iranian relations.

“We have reached an historic moment in the negotiations. That’s one reason for coming to London now,” FM said, emphasizing London’s role as a settlement guarantor.

Despite Greek Cyprus intends to reject the package that would give two communities a quota to vote in each other’s elections, Davutoglu said that was not the end of the matter. Turkish FM underlined that EU and UN efforts are also essential, except for those by Turkey, Greece and UK -as a guarantor.

Commenting on Turkish-Iranian relations, Davutoglu underlined that his country intends to maintain friendly relations with its neighbor, saying they do not want “nuclear weapons in Iran or Israel or anywhere.” According to him, sanctions imposed against any country impact common citizens and neighboring states, thus Turkey does not want more sanctions on Iran.

Speaking of Israel, Davutoglu used sharp words, emphasizing, “When Israel follows a policy of peace, we have good relations.” He reckons that Turkey was a mediator in Syria-Israel talks before the Gaza incident, however the attack on Gaza changed “many things”. FM says that if Israel wants peace it should respect others’ rights.