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| Iraq urges Turkey to stick to dialogue |
| 2007-06-16 |
| Expressing concern about Turkey’s troop buildup on its border, Iraq’s foreign minister urged Ankara on Thursday to rely on dialogue to deal with separatist Kurdish rebels inside Iraq. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said in New York that Turkey’s concerns about the PKK were legitimate but that his government had long shown its willingness to work with Ankara on ways to stop the rebels harming Turkish interests. “This issue of the PKK can only be resolved through dialogue,” Zebari told a meeting of the Council on Foreign Relations. He said the dialogue should involve the Turkish and Iraqi governments, the United States and the regional government in the semi-autonomous Kurdish area of northern Iraq. He said Turkey had not shown enthusiasm for that, pushing instead for bilateral talks with the United States on the issue. |
| Posted by:Fred |