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The Turkish Foreign Minister reiterated Turkey’s commitment to the fight against terrorism in Iraq and the threat to national security posed by the Iraqi political party’s ties to the terrorist group.
“Turkey is determined to use all its diplomatic tools in a coordinated manner to establish stability in the region” as part of the fight against terrorism in Iraq, Hakan Fidan said in an interview with the news channel on Monday.
Underscoring the long-standing friendship between Turkey and the people of the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah, Fidan said the leadership of the Iraqi PUK party in Sulaymaniyah “poses a threat to Turkey’s national security because of its cooperation with the terrorist group PKK.” .”
And he added: “It is our wish that our friends in Sulaymaniyah kindly correct their mistakes, strengthen their friendship with Turkey, as they have done throughout history, and move forward together towards a common future.”
Emphasizing cooperation to shape the future of the Iraqi cities of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Baghdad, Kirkuk and Mosul, he said there was no place for terrorist groups in these regions.
“Now we have to get them out of our system. These are organizations that have expired. The cities and cultures I have mentioned are ancient, they have already overcome such threats, and it is to be hoped that they will continue to do so in the future. “- said Fidan.
Last week, Turkish Foreign Minister, Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin and Deputy Interior Minister Munir Karaloglu visited Iraq after Iraq’s National Security Council officially banned the PKK terrorist group.
In more than 35 years of its terrorist campaign against Turkey, the PKK – classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union – has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women and children. Babies.
*Translated from English by Murad Belhaj
Source: AA
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