Turkey is ready to pay any price for intrusion into Iraq

Filed under:General — posted by webmaster on October 12, 2007 @ 3:21 pm

Turkey will pay any price for carrying out of military campaign against Kurds in territory of Iraq. Such application has been made by the prime minister of the country.
Turkish prime-minister, thus, has expressed readiness of the country to defend the national interests, even despite of possible deterioration of attitudes with Washington after intervention into the Iraq Kurdistan.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that their country is engaged in all necessary preparations to full battle readiness if the decision on military operation in territory of Iraq will be accepted and Turkey cant waste time any more. Prime-minister has added that during last two weeks Turkey has lost 30 people in result of attacks from Kurdish extremists.
Earlier Recep Tayyip Erdogan has informed, that the government of Turkey is measured to address to parliament for the sanction to carrying out of military operation against Kurdish insurgents in Iraq. Turkish prime-minister has noted that he hopes for approval of the corresponding bill in the near future. At the same time he has emphasized, that this sanction will operate within the year and military operation against Kurdish insurgents can be carried out at any moment, instead of it is obligatory right after statements.
Earlier, in the end of September, Turkey and Iraq have signed the agreement on struggle against the terrorism, directed against the Kurdish separatists, making attacks in Turkish territory from bases, located in Iraq. Thus Turkey counted that the contract will include item, which would allow Turkish military men to cross northern Iraq border within the limits of operations against Kurdish separatists. However, this requirement of Ankara has not been approved. Besides, according to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the antiterrorist agreement between Ankara and Baghdad will not come into force until it will not be approved by the Iraq parliament.

 

 

 

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