Syria and Iran pledge help to defuse Turkey-Iraq crisis

Source: France 24



Syria and Iran pledge help to defuse Turkey-Iraq crisis


Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki on Monday pledged their support for efforts to defuse a crisis between Ankara and Baghdad over PKK rebels based in northern Iraq.

"The Iranians have initiated efforts which complement those of Syria, because we want to give a political solution a chance," Muallem said of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fighters based in Iraqi Kurdistan.

"The PKK terrorists threaten not only Turkey but also Iran and Syria," said Mottaki, who arrived in Damascus earlier Monday and held talks with President Bashar al-Assad.

"The terrorist operations from the north of Iraq create a destabilising effect throughout the region," said Mottaki, whose country like Syria has its own sizeable Kurdish minority.

After coming under criticism from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Syria earlier this month denied that Assad had during a visit to Ankara given his backing for a Turkish military strike against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.

Turkey has threatened a major cross-border assault on PKK bases in remote mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan if Baghdad and Washington fail to make good on promises to crack down on the rebels.



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Bush is doing all he can to avoid doing anything that would stop a military confrontation between Turkey and the PKK which by default includes Iran and Syria. Bush is trying to destabilize the region.

neocons and their bushler. Watch and see if they don't denounce Iran and Syria for meddling.