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U.S. called on Turkey for political solution to PKK problem
15.12.2007 13:27 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The United States wants a political solution, and
not a military one, for the problem posed by the outlawed Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK) inside both Turkey and Iraq, a senior
U.S. official said.
Speaking at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a think
tank here, Ambassador Dell Dailey, the State Department's coordinator
for counter-terrorism, was asked if the PKK problem could be resolved
militarily or if a political solution should be sought. "We have not
looked at a military solution as the solution to the PKK. Our
preference is a political solution," Dailey said.
Asked if his remarks were for the international problem caused by the
PKK's presence in northern Iraq or for a solution in Turkey, he said:
`Both in Iraq and in Turkey.'
This was the first time a senior U.S. official in on-the-record
remarks urged Turkey to find a political solution to its PKK problem,
although Dailey did not elaborate on the elements of this political
solution, the Turkish Daily News reports.
U.S. called on Turkey for political solution to PKK problem
15.12.2007 13:27 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The United States wants a political solution, and
not a military one, for the problem posed by the outlawed Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK) inside both Turkey and Iraq, a senior
U.S. official said.
Speaking at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, a think
tank here, Ambassador Dell Dailey, the State Department's coordinator
for counter-terrorism, was asked if the PKK problem could be resolved
militarily or if a political solution should be sought. "We have not
looked at a military solution as the solution to the PKK. Our
preference is a political solution," Dailey said.
Asked if his remarks were for the international problem caused by the
PKK's presence in northern Iraq or for a solution in Turkey, he said:
`Both in Iraq and in Turkey.'
This was the first time a senior U.S. official in on-the-record
remarks urged Turkey to find a political solution to its PKK problem,
although Dailey did not elaborate on the elements of this political
solution, the Turkish Daily News reports.