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Tuesday, 06 May 2008, 05:23 EDT
Turkish FM says Iraqi Kurds must join fight against PKK
Turkish foreign minister Ali Babacan has said Turkey’s ruling party is considering proposing new legislation that would stop the country’s Constitutional Court from closing it down. AFP
AFP
Turkish Foreign Minister welcomed renewed dialogue with Iraqi Kurdistan government.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan on Monday welcomed renewed dialogue with Iraqi Kurdistan government, but cautioned that closer ties would depend on their support against Turkish Kurd rebels.
A meeting last week between Turkish diplomats and Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of the autonomous Kurdistan government in ‘northern Iraq’, “took place in an extremely positive atmosphere,” Babacan said.
He added that it was the first direct contact between the two sides in recent years.
