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| Iran, Turkey, Syria to cooperate to guarantee regional security |
| 2003-04-11 |
| Iran's envoy to Ankara said Friday that Iran, Turkey and Syria are to boost the trilateral cooperation to preserve the security and stability in the region. Oh, it's the Axis of Kurd-owners... Speaking to a Turkish TV channel, Ambassador Firouz Dowlatabadi said the crisis in Iraq which is a neighbor of Iran, Turkey and Syria requires proper measures by the three states to prevent any action or event endangering the regional security and calm. "Cain't go lettin' them Kurds get uppity. Nex' thing y'know, they'll be sniffin' around our wimmin..." The envoy said the three countries could not remain indifferent vis-a-vis the events taking place in neighboring Iraq since the situation there would influence the regional circumstances. He however said that the trilateral cooperation among Tehran, Ankara and Damascus should not be viewed as a regional pact. "Oh, certainly not! While Syria may be taking Iraq's place on the Axis of Evil, Turkey is reluctant to join..." He went on to say that Iran-Turkey-Syria cooperation could encourage the international community to come to measures to protect security in the region and in the world. He termed as "unrealistic" the sensitivity shown by some media circles on trilateral cooperation of these countries. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 Syria was actually a primary sponsor of the PKK until they were convinced by Turkish military pressure to ease off. Turkey is rightly concerned about a PKK resurgence during the interregnum following the fall of Saddam Hussein (and regardless of what you guys may think of the Kurds, the PKK is a bunch of Marxist nuts) and it may well be pressuring Syria and Iran not to try any funny business during the transition period. Syria has generally sponsored Marxist Kurdish group, while Iran sponsors the nutty Islamic ones like Ansar al-Islam. This agreement is likely a setback for potential attempts by both sides to use the Kurds as pawns, IMO. |
| Posted by: Dan Darling 2003-04-11 14:05:02 |
| #4 I think it has something to do with the Islamists winning the last election. No, wait! They're not like the other Islamists, right? |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-04-11 13:04:20 |
| #3 The Bush administration has grown fond of the Kurds, and that's bad news for TurkSyIran. Said it before, and I'll say it again.... Rise Kurdistan Rise!!!! |
| Posted by: defscribe 2003-04-11 13:01:15 |
| #2 Why is Turkey throwing in with those losers? Murat, I'm not baiting you here, but please explain this. I just don't see how this could possibly be a good thing for your country. |
| Posted by: Former Russian Major 2003-04-11 12:44:51 |
| #1 I saw the Syrian ambasador speaking on TV last night. He is a very rough copy of Bagdad Bob. These guys preserving security and stability in the region? I do not know whether to laugh or cry. All I know is Turkery seems to interested in getting a lot of dirt on its name. |
| Posted by: Michael 2003-04-11 12:26:03 |