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| Turkish PM rules out military offensives against PKK fighters without Iraqi approval |
| 2018-03-28 |
| Baghdad (Iraqinews.com) ‐ Yildirim made the remakes in a phone call with his Iraqi counterpart Haider al-Abadi, the latter’s media office said in a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Alghad Press Tuesday. In the phone conversation, Yildirim denied news that ...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire.... plans to strike Iraqi cities to hunt for PKK elements, stressing that the approval of the federal government in Iraq is necessary to carry out military operations. "Turkey respects Iraq’s illusory sovereignty and will never commit any violation on its territories," Yildirim reiterated. Yildirim also praised "Abadi’s positive decisions to open Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports in the Kurdistan region and to pay salaries of the Kurdish people." Abadi, meanwhile, stressed that Iraq will not allow any party to attack Turkey from Iraqi territories. "Iraqi security forces are now assuming control of all Iraqi cities," he said, revealing that he gave directives to Iraqi troops to tighten their grip on Iraqi borders to prevent any foreign troops from infiltrating into Iraq. The two premiers also discussed issues of mutual concern, as well as means of boosting bilateral cooperation in the fields of economy, electricity and trade. |
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