BERLIN: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed optimism on finding a solution to the ongoing row over Iran’s nuclear program.  
 

Inaugurating the 44th Munich Conference on Security Policy on Saturday, Erdogan said he was “more confident“ about seeking the settlement of the Iranian nuclear dispute, IRNA reported.  
 

The Turkish leader reiterated his country’s “all-out support for a diplomatic solution“, urging western countries to deal ’objectively’ with Iran’s nuclear program.  
 

One has to “be fair and not selective“, he said.

One has to be really ’careful’ when judging a country.

The prime minister also pointed to the “positive (nuclear) cooperation“ between Iran and Russia.  
 

The Turkish premier emphasized that the recent US intelligence report had vindicated Iran.  
 

He warned against making baseless accusations like the US claims of pursuing weapons of mass destruction against Iraq, merely because it wants to build a nuclear power plant.  
 

Erdogan stressed that Turkey does not oppose efforts of a country to acquire nuclear energy, if it is for meeting its growing energy needs.