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Flake, ABD\u2019nin ba\u011f\u0131ms\u0131zl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 kazanmas\u0131n\u0131n 247. y\u0131l\u0131 dolay\u0131s\u0131yla ABD’nin Ankara B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7ilik Rezidans\u0131nda d\u00fczenlenen resepsiyon \u00f6ncesinde, bas\u0131n mensuplar\u0131na g\u00fcndeme ili\u015fkin de\u011ferlendirmelerde bulundu ve sorular\u0131 yan\u0131tlad\u0131.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkiye’deki se\u00e7imlere kat\u0131l\u0131m\u0131n y\u00fczde 90’a yak\u0131n oldu\u011funa i\u015faret eden Flake, bir Amerikal\u0131 olarak bundan etkilendi\u011fini ve biraz da k\u0131skand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yledi.<\/p>\n
Flake, T\u00fcrkiye-ABD ili\u015fkilerinin s\u0131f\u0131rlanmas\u0131 gerekmedi\u011fine ancak “belirli alanlarda her zaman daha yak\u0131n olma f\u0131rsat\u0131n\u0131n” bulundu\u011funa dikkati \u00e7ekti.<\/p>\n
\u0130ki \u00fclke aras\u0131ndaki ticaret hacminin, ge\u00e7en y\u0131l y\u00fczde 22’lik art\u0131\u015fla 33 milyar dolara \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 aktaran Flake, T\u00fcrkiye’de \u00f6nemli miktarda do\u011frudan yabanc\u0131 yat\u0131r\u0131m oldu\u011funu, yakla\u015f\u0131k 56 bin ki\u015fiye istihdam sa\u011flayan Amerikan \u015firketlerinin bulundu\u011funu anlatt\u0131.<\/p>\n
ABD’nin Ankara B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi, \u00fclkesinde de T\u00fcrkiye’nin \u00f6nemli miktarda do\u011frudan yabanc\u0131 yat\u0131r\u0131m\u0131 oldu\u011funu vurgulad\u0131.<\/p>\n
Ge\u00e7en y\u0131l bir milyondan fazla Amerikal\u0131n\u0131n T\u00fcrkiye’yi ziyaret etti\u011fini kaydeden Flake, her zaman daha fazla Amerikal\u0131n\u0131n buraya geldi\u011fini g\u00f6rmenin kendisini heyecanland\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 belirtti.<\/p>\n
Flake, NATO ortakl\u0131\u011f\u0131na de\u011fer verdiklerinin alt\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7izerek, “T\u00fcrkiye’nin bizimle bir\u00e7ok alanda ve \u015fu anda Kosova’da, NATO’ya uzun s\u00fcredir devam eden katk\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 takdir ediyoruz.” diye konu\u015ftu.<\/p>\n
NATO’nun geni\u015fledi\u011fini g\u00f6rmek istediklerini dile getiren Flake, Finlandiya’y\u0131 NATO’ya tam \u00fcye olarak g\u00f6rmekten mutlu olduklar\u0131n\u0131, yak\u0131nda \u0130sve\u00e7’i de g\u00f6rmeyi umduklar\u0131n\u0131 ifade etti.<\/p>\n
Litvanya’n\u0131n ba\u015fkenti Vilnius’ta yap\u0131lacak NATO zirvesinde, Cumhurba\u015fkan\u0131 Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan ve ABD Ba\u015fkan\u0131 Joe Biden’\u0131n g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmesinin olup olmayaca\u011f\u0131na ve \u0130sve\u00e7’in Vilnius’taki zirvede vetoyla kar\u015f\u0131la\u015fmas\u0131 durumunda ne olaca\u011f\u0131na ili\u015fkin soru \u00fczerine Flake, T\u00fcrkiye’nin g\u00fcvenlik endi\u015felerinin ele al\u0131nmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fini her zaman s\u00f6yledi\u011finin alt\u0131n\u0131 \u00e7izdi.<\/p>\n
\u0130sve\u00e7’in ter\u00f6rle m\u00fccadele konusunda anayasas\u0131n\u0131 de\u011fi\u015ftirme noktas\u0131na kadar gitti\u011fine inand\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 ve b\u00f6ylece “PKK ile ba\u011flant\u0131l\u0131 olanlarla daha kolay m\u00fccadele edebileceklerini” belirten Flake, “Bu y\u00fczden zaman\u0131n\u0131n geldi\u011fine inan\u0131yoruz. A\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7as\u0131 \u0130sve\u00e7’in, Vilnius’a kadar veya Vilnius’ta tam \u00fcye olaca\u011f\u0131n\u0131 umuyoruz.” ifadelerini kulland\u0131.<\/p>\n
Flake, Biden-Erdo\u011fan g\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmesinin olup olmayaca\u011f\u0131na ili\u015fkin bir \u015fey s\u00f6ylemenin hen\u00fcz erken oldu\u011funu vurgulayarak, “ABD’nin Ankara B\u00fcy\u00fckel\u00e7isi olarak ne zaman olursa olsun \u00fcst d\u00fczey toplant\u0131lar\u0131n olmas\u0131n\u0131 \u0131srarla istiyorum.” dedi.<\/p>\n
\u0130sve\u00e7’in NATO’ya \u00fcyeli\u011fiyle, ABD’nin T\u00fcrkiye’ye F-16 sat\u0131\u015f\u0131 meselelerinin ba\u011flant\u0131s\u0131 olup olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n sorulmas\u0131 \u00fczerine Flake, ABD y\u00f6netiminin, \u0130sve\u00e7’in NATO’ya kat\u0131l\u0131m\u0131 ile F-16 sat\u0131\u015f\u0131 aras\u0131nda hi\u00e7bir ba\u011flant\u0131 olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yledi\u011fini kaydetti.<\/p>\n
Flake, ABD Kongresinin d\u0131\u015f askeri sat\u0131\u015flarda g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc rol\u00fcn\u00fcn oldu\u011funa i\u015faret ederek, Kongrenin b\u00fcy\u00fck oranda NATO’nun geni\u015flemesi fikrine destek verdi\u011fini dile getirdi.<\/p>\n
DEA\u015e’la m\u00fccadelede ABD’nin T\u00fcrkiye ile ortakl\u0131k d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcp d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnmedi\u011fi ve Astana G\u00f6r\u00fc\u015fmeleri ortak sonu\u00e7 bildirisini nas\u0131l yorumlad\u0131klar\u0131 sorusuna Flake, “Ortakl\u0131klara de\u011fer veriyoruz. M\u00fcttefiklerimizle birlikte DEA\u015e’tan tamamen kurtulmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015fmal\u0131y\u0131z. Bunu yapmak i\u00e7in uzun bir yol katettik ama daha gidecek \u00e7ok yolumuz var.” yan\u0131t\u0131n\u0131 verdi.<\/p>\n
Flake, DEA\u015e’tan kurtulmay\u0131 \u00f6nemsediklerini ve bu y\u00fczden orada olduklar\u0131n\u0131 vurgulayarak, Suriye’de Esed y\u00f6netimini tan\u0131mak i\u00e7in baz\u0131 hareketler oldu\u011funu ve buna halen kar\u015f\u0131 olduklar\u0131n\u0131 s\u00f6yledi.<\/p>\n
T\u00fcrkiye’nin DEA\u015e’a kar\u015f\u0131 y\u00fcr\u00fct\u00fclen m\u00fccadelenin bir par\u00e7as\u0131 oldu\u011funu kaydeden Flake, T\u00fcrkiye ile \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131klar\u0131n\u0131 ve ileti\u015fim halinde bulunduklar\u0131n\u0131 vurgulad\u0131.<\/p>\n
Flake, bir\u00e7ok \u00fclkenin Esed y\u00f6netimini tan\u0131mas\u0131yla Suriye’de baz\u0131 \u015feylerin de\u011fi\u015fti\u011fini g\u00f6rd\u00fcklerini belirterek, “DEA\u015e’tan kurtulma misyonumuzu yerine getirmek i\u00e7in farkl\u0131 y\u00f6ntemler varsa onlar\u0131 da de\u011ferlendirece\u011fiz.” ifadesini kulland\u0131.<\/p>\n