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Talabani rejects any strike on Syria from
Iraq
1.11.2005
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DUBAI (Reuters) -
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said in remarks
published on Tuesday he would oppose the use of
Iraqi territory as a launchpad for any U.S. military
strike on Syria.
"I absolutely reject that Iraqi territory be used as
a launchpad for any military strike against Syria or
any other Arab country," Talabani told Arabic daily
Asharq Al-Awsat.
"But this is my personal opinion and my capabilities
are limited in confronting America's might ... I
cannot impose my opinion on them," he added in an
interview. |
Iraqi
President : Jalal Talabani
Photo: Reuters
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U.S. President George W. Bush said last month that
military action would be a last resort to deal with
Syria, which Washington accuses of allowing foreign
fighters to cross the border into Iraq, where U.S.
troops are fighting a blooding insurgency.
Talabani, who also heads the Patriotic Union of
Kurdistan (PUK), had a long-standing alliance with
Syria which allowed him to operate from its
territory against former Iraqi president Saddam
Hussein.
"I will not say a word against Syria which I owe a
lot to. If I have anything to say I will relay it
directly to brother (Syrian President) Bashar al-Assad,"
Talabani said.
Fears of U.S. military action heightened following a
U.N. investigation which implicated Syrian officials
in the killing of former Lebanese prime minister
Rafik al-Hariri, an opponent of Syrian domination of
his country, and 22 others in February.
The report said the killing was organized by Syrian
security officials and their Lebanese allies.
The Security Council voted unanimously on Monday for
a resolution ordering Syria to cooperate fully with
the U.N. investigation or face possible "further
action."
The resolution warns the council "could consider
further action" if Syria does not meet demands in
the resolution. Syria denies the charges and says it
was conducting its own probe.
Reuters
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