Turkey woos Pacific islands for UN bid

Updated April 15, 2008 19:41:12

Many of the Pacific's island nations have formed a new diplomatic relationship with Turkey. Ankara is looking for support for its bid to become a member of the UN Security Council. In return, it's about to become one of the new donor nations to the Pacific.

Presenter: Campbell Cooney
Speaker: Marshall Islands Foreign Minister, Tony De Brum; Foreign Minister for Papua New Guinea Sam Abele; Dr Kieth Suter, lecturer in International Politics at Macquarie University.

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