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Turkey and Iraq do not plan further negotiations on a situation with Kurdish separatists on border between two countries.
The Iraq governmental delegation, in which representatives of the American command and regional administration of independent Iraq Kurdistan have come, will leave capital of Turkey today.
On the eve Ankara has rejected a number of offers of Minister of Defense of Iraq as these measures are insufficient, and their realization will take too much time.
Today it became known, that acceptance of the final decision concerning intrusion of Turkish armies into Iraq will be postponed before visit of the prime minister of Turkey to the USA on November, 5th, 2007.
Earlier the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey has called Baghdad to undertake urgent and drastic measures on suppression of activity of insurgents from the Kurdish working party. On October, 26th, Iraq official delegation has arrived to Ankara for discussion of joint efforts on struggle against separatists. Baghdad has offered to strengthen existing blockhouses on border and to establish new posts.
The parties have agreed about joint discussion from the USA military measures concerning separatists.

 
 

Iraq will stop oil delivery if Turkey will enter economic blockade of northern areas of the country. Such information has been declared in Damascus by the speaker of Iraq parliament.
The application has been made after negotiations with the president of Syria.
Iraq party has also confirmed that the Syrian authorities have incurred a role of the intermediary in negotiations between Ankara and Baghdad.
Introduction by Turkey of sanctions against the Iraq Kurdistan (if it will occur) will painfully strike on economy of region before a winter season. Many essential commodities, practically all foodstuffs, and also a significant part of the electric power are being delivered from a neighboring country on the local markets.
However, Turkish authorities wish to go on such measure of influence to compel the Iraq authorities to subject to repression insurgents of the Kurdish working party and to force them to stop military confrontation.
 

Turkish armies can intrude in Northern Iraq at any time. Such application has been made by the prime minister of country Recep Tayyip Erdogan at joint press conference with the British prime-minister Gordon Brown.
According to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s words Turkey has the right to take similar measure, as it has been approved by the parliament. However, Turkish prime-minister has declared that at the moment Ankara closely watches development of a situation and hopes for the peace solving of the question.
Ankara and Baghdad have agreed upon joint struggle against Kurdish separatists in the beginning of August, 2007. Turkey repeatedly threatened with application of force to members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which use Northern Iraq as jumping-off place for an attack on the objects, located on the Turkish territory.
On October, 17th 2007, Turkish parliament has approved inquiry of the government of the country about intrusion into Iraq for struggle against Kurdish insurgents. In reply to it PKK’s members have attacked Turkish military men at border with Iraq. 13 soldiers were killed and 11 received wounds. The same day the minibus has been blown up. One person was lost, eight have received wounds.
Being afraid of the beginning of the next operations in Iraq, the chapters of Egypt and Jordan have called Ankara to stop military operations.

 

Bodies of three shot Pakistan soldiers have been found out near a gas station in the city of Jandola, which is in northwest of the country. 260 Pakistan army soldiers have been grasped by Islamic insurgents on August, 30th in South Waziristan.
The Pakistan authorities at cooperation with the senior councils of local tribes managed to achieve the release of 32 soldiers.
Direct occasion for the beginning execution of hostages were provoked by operation of the Pakistan army in South and North Waziristan, concerning a so-called Zone of tribes - tribes which live along the Afghani border.
This region, which has been chosen by refuges of hundred the Islamites, taking part in war on Taliban’s side, differs by its high instability.
On Wednesday, during the telephone conversation with Associated Press’ employees, the representative of Islamic rebels in South Waziristan Zulifquar Mahsud has accused the Pakistan military command of infringement of arrangements on cease-fire and has threatened, that the insurgents will shoot on three soldiers a day, if the army of Pakistan will not stop active operations in this region.
On Wednesday representatives of the Pakistan command informed, that at collision at the Afghanistan border near city Speen Wam (North Waziristan) they have killed ten insurgents-Islamites.

 
 

Iraq will not become the base for the American armies in case of the beginning of military campaigns against Iran or Syria. With such application Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi after negotiations with Bashar al-Assad, the president of Syria, taken place in Damascus, has acted.
Answering the question on possible military campaign of the USA against Iran, Adel Abdul-Mahdi has answered, that Iraq will not accept that fact, that its territory will be used for aggression against any neighboring country.
As it has become known Adel Abdul-Mahdi and Bashar al-Assad have discussed safety issues in region. The Syrian president has noted that Damascus supports political progress in Iraq.
Gamble concerning possible military intrusion of the USA into Iran have appeared in connection with official applications from France, concerning preparations for possible war with Iran around of diplomatic variants of the decision of the Iranian nuclear question.
On September, 17th, 2007, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France Bernard Kouchner has told that France should be prepared for possible war with Islamic Republic. Thus on a question on, whether the Ministry of Defense of France prepares for war with Iran, Kouchner has answered, that such actions of the French command would be “normal”.
Meanwhile official Teheran believes that coalition armies under direction of the USA cannot start military campaign against Iran as now they are too busy with missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 
 

Foreign minister of France, Mr. Mukherjee has told that leading powers (USA, Russia, China and France) have made the project of the list of possible sanctions against Iran, consisting of 14 items. However, the agreement on occasion of acceptance of these sanctions is not reached yet.
Possible sanctions include a number of measures: from financing and investments freezing - before embargo on weapon delivery and possible restrictions on trade in oil.
Mukherjee has also added that he would address to the EU countries-members to discuss possible EU’s sanctions against Iran at a following meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs on October, 15th, 2007.
The UN Security Council has already accepted resolutions on sanctions concerning Iran in connection with refusal to suspend enrichment of uranium. USA acted as basic initiator of resolutions, accusing Teheran in development of the nuclear weapon under covering of the program of “peace atom”. Iranian government approves that the nuclear program of the country has exclusively peace character.

 

During armed conflict naval forces of Sri Lanka have sunk off three boats, belonging to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). At least 20 LTTE rebels and a Sri Lankan Navy trooper were killed.
Military spokesman Brig Udayakkara has also added, that during firing one military man of Naval Forces of Sri Lanka was lost, and one more seaman has received wounds and has been hospitalized.
LTTE’s representatives have not given any comments on this information.
In the beginning of July armed forces of Sri Lanka have grasped last bastion of Tamilnet separatists in the east of the country and then the center of opposition between the government and Tamilnet insurgents has displaced from the east of island on the north and in the center.
Opposition between LTTE and the government of Sri Lanka, representing the Singhalese majority, proceeds since 1983. Separatists conduct the armed struggle for creation of the independent state in northern and east areas of island mainly occupied by Tamilnets.

 
 

During the meeting with France’s foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner Russian acting Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov has told that Russia is concerned over the messages on possible military sanctions concerning Iran.
On September, 16th, Bernard Kouchner has declared, that France should be prepared for possible war with Iran. He has told that France should be ready for the worst and war is the worst that can be. He has emphasized, that the countries of the world should accept new sanctions concerning the Iranian nuclear program before Teheran can create a nuclear bomb that can lead to war. In turn, the prime minister of France has called to undertake all possible efforts to avoid military campaign against Iran.
The UN Security Council has already accepted resolutions on sanctions concerning Iran in connection with refusal of Teheran to suspend enrichment of uranium. USA acted as the basic initiator of resolutions, accusing Iran in development of the nuclear weapon under covering under the “peace atom” program. Teheran, nevertheless, insists on the fact that the nuclear program of Iran has exclusively peace character.
On September, 21st, representatives of Russia, China, the USA and so-called “eurothree” (France, Germany and the Great Britain) will discuss an opportunity of introduction of new sanctions concerning Iran.

 

As Associated Press has informed, firing between military men of Northern and South Korea has occurred on border of two countries.
Incident has happened in a southern part of the demilitarized zone dividing the Korean peninsula on southern and northern parts. According to the application of South-Korean authorities, soldiers of KNDR army have opened fire on a frontier post of South Korean army and South-Korean military men have also answered with fire.
According to Associated Press, South-Korean party has no victims. At the same time it is not known how the incident for armies of Northern Korea has ended.
Let’s note that both countries still are at war, as the Korean war of 1950-1953 has come to the end with an armistice, instead of the peace treaty. The differentiating line has been lead after war by command of the United Nations’ armies. Seoul considers its as the northern border of the territory while Pyongyang refuses to recognize it.

The prime minister of Great Britain Gordon Brown and the president of the USA Georges Bush have declared about the necessity of introduction of more rigid sanctions concerning Iran because of the nuclear program of Teheran.
The prime minister of Great Britain has emphasized that concerning Iran UNO Security Council has decided, that sanctions are the effective measure, therefore a following stage which they are ready to start will rely in strengthening sanctions by the new UNO’s resolution.
British prime-minister has also declared that the Security Council and a new command of the international inspectors can strengthen pressure upon Iran with the purpose to limit development of uranium enrichment, not withstanding the fact that international sanctions have already shown their efficiency.
In July 2007, it has been mentioned that the West will renew requirements about toughening sanctions against Iran not earlier than in September as western diplomats have a lot of more urgent international questions. Thus the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran has informed that authorities will not stop the nuclear program of Islamic Republic, and the development of the nuclear industry of Iran will be preceded in the agreed limits and will not depend on political falsities. At the same time Iran has declared about its readiness to consider an opportunity of carrying out of direct negotiations with the USA.
Earlier the Iranian authorities have allowed IAEA experts to lead inspection at a factory on manufacture of heavy water. Let’s remind, at present already 73 states have joined to UNO Security Council’s sanctions against Iran.