ANKARA - The second Turkey-U.S.-Iraq tripartite security meeting will start in Washington on Wednesday. First meeting was held in Ankara in January for elimination of terrorist organization PKK from the north of Iraq. Sources said that the meeting which will last for two days will be held on technical level and participants will discuss legal process of extradition of terrorist organization members to Turkey. Turkish Foreign Ministry Security Affairs Director General Hayati Guven will represent Turkey in the meeting.
In the first meeting, Turkey gave a list including its demands for elimination of PKK elements from the region. Among the demands, there was the extradition of terrorist organization members who were wanted with red and blue bulletin. U.S. Department of State spokesman Tom Casey said on Tuesday that talks with Turkey and Iraq continue regarding PKK and this joint study will be pursued until PKK terrorism is eliminated. On the other hand, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe and Eurasia Matt Bryza who held talks in Ankara yesterday stated that they would continue to work in cooperation with Turkey to eliminate PKK terrorism.
Bryza stressed that cooperation between Turkey, the United States and Iraq should be increased and noted that the problem should be solved piece by piece. He added that those who support terrorist organization financially in Europe should be prevented. |