Date : 25/09/2007
ANKARA, Sept 25 (KUNA) -- Iraq's Interior Minister Jawad Bolani arrived in
Ankara on Tuesday to discuss with Turkish officials the details of a bilateral
anti-terrorism agreement.
On arrival in Ankara, Bolani stressed his government's desire to enhance
cooperation with Turkey saying they were ready to address all relevant files.
Bolani noted that the Iraqis would not accept any party using Iraqi land to
attack Turkey.
During the two-day official visit, previously slated for August 23, the
Iraqi Minister and the officials in the Turkish Interior Ministry, the
Intelligence and military commanders would address the latest security
developments on the Iraqi-Turkish borders.
Last month, Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki visited Ankara where he
signed a bilateral cooperation memorandum for combating terrorism.
Turkey is seeking to add a new item to the agreement allowing its forces to
chase elements of the Kurdistan Labor Party (PKK) across the Iraqi borders.
By the same token, Ankara demands the Iraqi central government to hand over
150 PKK rebels, a list of which was already submitted to Baghdad.
The final agreement is expected to be signed within two weeks in case both
parties agreed upon all items. (end)
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