Babacan cites worldwide support for Turkey in succesful security council bid

Turkey last Friday won its bid for a non-permanent seat on the 15-member UN Security Council as voted on by the General Assembly. Speaking to reporters in Ankara after returning from New York yesterday, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan hailed this success. "Three factors helped Turkey win the election for the seat: our structural reforms of the last several years, our foreign policy achievements, and our promotional campaign," he said. Babacan stressed that Turkey got support from countries all over the world, not just a particular region.