During his first visit to a Muslim nation, Barack Obama, the US president, has said the US "is not and will never be at war with Islam''.In an address to the Turkish parliament in Ankara on Monday, he called for a greater partnership with the Muslim world. Obama described Turkey as an important US ally in the fight against terrorism, the war in Afghanistan and the Middle East peace process.The comments came shortly after private talks between him and Abdullah Gul, the Turkish president.In what was the first address given to the Turkish parliament by a US president since Bill Clinton in 1996, Obama said: "Let me say this as clearly as I can: The United States is not at war with Islam ... if we are joined together in delivering that message East and West, to the world, I think we can have an extraordinary impact."
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