In a statement to the media, he said Israel and Hamas are "not on the brink of a deal" and that he fears negotiations on a prisoner swap could take years.

VOA: standard.2009.10.03

On Monday,Iran formally notified the IAEA of its response to the nuclear-fuel swap deal, under which it would ship some low-enriched uranium to Turkey in return for higher grade fuel for a Tehran research reactor.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

He said Ankara's decision to vote 'no' was also based,in part, on the timing of the announcement earlier Wednesday by the United States, France and Russia rejecting the fuel swap deal negotiated by Turkey and Brazil.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09