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Erdogan resists US calls for Iran sanctions, urges diplomacy after meeting with Obama -- latimes.com

Erdogan resists US calls for Iran sanctions, urges diplomacy after meeting with Obama -- latimes.com: "WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama failed to win immediate new pledges of support from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday for U.S. goals toward Iran and Afghanistan.

At a news conference after his White House meeting, Erdogan stressed the role of diplomacy in persuading Iran to give up any nuclear ambitions it might have and made clear that Turkey does not see the need yet for new sanctions.

Obama has signaled that he may soon seek new sanctions from the United Nations against Iran for its defiance against revealing the extent of its nuclear program. Turkey, is important for U.S. goals as an influential neighbor of Iran and a current nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council.

'I indicated to the prime minister how important it is to resolve the issue of Iran's nuclear capacity in a way that allows Iran to pursue peaceful nuclear energy but provides assurances that it will abide by international rules and norms,' Obama said in a joint appearance with Erdogan. 'I believe that Turkey can be an important player in trying to move Iran in that direction.'

Erdogan made clear his unwillingness to back new coercion.

'We believe that the role of Iran can only be changed through diplomacy,' he said in a news conference after his White House meeting."

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