ERDOGAN: U.S. ACTUALLY ASSUMED POSITION OF CONNIVING AT KURDISH TERRORIST ACTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
31.10.2007 14:21 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has
told the U.S. that future relations between the two countries depend on
"urgent" action being taken against Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq.
"Actually, the U.S. assumed position of conniving at Kurdish terrorist
acts," he said.
Erdogan’s warning came on Tuesday as Turkish forces pounded Kurdistan
Workers’ Party (PKK) positions near the mountainous border.
In a speech in parliament, Erdogan told deputies of his Justice and
Development Party that the issue would dominate his meeting with
George Bush, the U.S. President, at the White House on November 5.
"I will openly tell him that we expect concrete, urgent steps against
the terrorists," he said.
"I will openly tell him that we expect concrete, urgent steps
against the terrorists," he said. "The problem of the PKK terrorist
organization is a sincerity test for everybody. I will tell him that
this test carries great importance for the region and in determining
the fate of our future relations."
Ankara has accused the U.S. and world powers of not doing enough
to prevent PKK fighters from using bases in northern Iraq to stage
attacks across the border in Turkey.
Erdogan said he would also seek an explanation from Washington on how
U.S. military hardware given to Iraqi forces had ended up in PKK hands,
Trend reports.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
