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Threats against Syria will cause economic loss to Turkey

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Economic experts in London confirmed that Turkey risks its wide trade interests with the Arab countries through aggression on Syria.

The London-based al-Sharq al-Awsat daily quoted experts as saying that the cost will be tremendous to Turkey, at a time when its economy is passing through critical conditions.

According to statistics of trade exchange between Turkey and the Arab states, the paper said that Turkey's economic loss if it continues its aggressive policy against Syria, is estimated at US $ 7 billions, SANA said.

It added that Arab and World circles on Sunday criticized the Turkish threats against Syria and called for adopting a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

In Pyongyang of the people's Democratic Republic of Korea PDRK, spokesman of the foreign ministry called on Turkey to immediately stop its threats against Syria, as these threats would undermine peace and security in the Middle east and the world as a whole. The spokesman added that solving crisis by force can not be a right way to find a solution, but it will lead to more tension. He stressed that dialogue is the only way to settle disputes between neighboring countries.

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