Urkey, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan agreed to establish a High Cooperation Council and free-trade zone at the Turkish-Arab Cooperation Forum in Istanbul on Thursday. Officials from the Arab nations burst into applause when Turkey’s prime minister walked to the podium—a result of Turkey’s heightened popularity among Muslims in the Middle East following its tough stance against Israel over the Turkish flotilla incident . The forum opened with calls for an international investigation into the May 31 Israeli commando raid on Turkish ships bound for Gaza. “We can’t turn a blind eye to this banditry in international waters,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told the forum. “From now on, this can’t continue as it is.” As trade between Turkey and the three Arab countries is only tiny, the deal signed represents more of a political statement than an economic development. Ankara is seeking to use its newfound popularity resulting from its hostility to Israel to increase its influence in the region.
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