Powell assured Turkey US will not attack Iran and Syria

Gul, speaking to reporters in Brussels after attending a joint meeting of NATO and EU foreign ministers, said he had raised the issue of recent threats by US officials against Iran and Syria during Powell’s visit to Ankara on Wednesday.

Powell assured Gul that the only US plan is to disarm Iraq from weapons of mass destruction and not to attack any other country in the region.

The issue of US threats was also raised by some EU ministers during a meeting with Powell in Brussels Thursday, said Gul, who gave no further details.