Turkey refuses U.S. mediation in crisis with Israel

ISTANBUL —

Turkey does not need United States’ mediation to solve a long-lasting crisis with Israel over a deadly 2010 flotilla raid, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Saturday.
“We do not need mediation ... for Israel in any way,” Davutoglu said during a televised press conference in the central province of Konya when asked to comment on the possibility of the U.S. helping to resolve their differences.
“There is no such situation in which mediation is needed. The demands of Turkey are clear” if its former ally Israel wants to improve relations, Davutoglu said.http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/turkey-refuses-u-s-mediation-in-crisis-with-israel