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Ankara's Iraqi Kurdistan policy softens
15.2.2007 |
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Turkey’s special envoy to combat terrorism, retired
general Edip Baserm earlier made a statement on NTV
saying that he could hold talks with Iraqi Kurdistan
leaders.
February 15, 2007
ANKARA - Steps could be taken to develop
relations with regional the Kurdish government in
northern Iraq, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan said Thursday.
Speaking to reporters on his flight back from
Turkmenistan on Thursday, Erdogan said that this
message was also being sent to Iraqi President Jalal
Talabani.
‘We think that he would be very warm to this nice
development,’ he said.
Despite some military opposition to such a move,
Erdogan justified the move as a good one if it would
bring peace to both parties.
However, General Yasar Buyukanit, the Chief of the
Turkish General Staff, said Thursday during his
visit to the US that they see the Baghdad
administration as to blame for protecting the
terrorist group the PKK. |
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The Kurdish administration in Kurdistan autonomous
region (northern Iraq) welcomed the move and the
Ankara representative for Patriotic Union for
Kurdistan (PUK), Bahros Galali, welcomed the
statement by Erdogan saying it was very
constructive.
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