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Sunday, June 17 2007 @ 06:48 AM Central Daylight Time
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, speaking yesterday at the Second Istanbul Democracy and Global Security Conference, said that there had been an increase in PKK terrorism activity in Turkey, and that the source of the attacks was Iraq.
Said Gul: "We are witnessing a big increase in activities by the this terror group in both provincial areas and cities. Figures show us that these attacks are the result of the terror group taking refuge in the north of Iraq, and of the fact that there is nothing preventing them from attacking Turkey from there."
Gul aimed criticism at the Iraq authority for not doing as much as they could to prevent PKK activity, noting: "The saddening point here is that while Turkey has done everything it could to ensure security, prosperity, and stability in Iraq, Iraqi authorities have not shown any effort to prevent PKK activities from taking place on their own soil."
Gul reiterated that while "Turkey does not have its eyes on anyone else's soil," Ankara had certain expectations when it came to patrolling and controlling the border area between Iraq and Turkey. |
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