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Hammond says UK ready to supply arms to Kurds in Iraq

British foreign secretary Philip Hammond
British foreign secretary Philip Hammond
BRUSSELS, Aug 15 (KUNA) - British foreign secretary Philip Hammond Friday said that France has made the announcement that it is willing to supply arms to the Kurds in northern Iraq.
"The UK will also consider favourably any request for supply of arms. We are already shipping ammunition and supplies from east European countries into Erbil," he told journalists ahead of a special meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels.
He said this meeting is an opportunity for EU member states to coordinate their activities and "send a very strong signal of support to the Prime Minister-designate and a very clear signal that Iraq now needs an inclusive government so that we can get behind it and get rid of this terrible threat from ISIL," he added. (end) nk.ajs