Türkiye expects Iraq to formally acknowledge PKK as a terrorist group, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan mentioned on Tuesday.
Speaking at a joint press convention along with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Iraq’s capital Baghdad, Fidan mentioned: “We expect Iraq, out of friendship and brotherhood, to officially recognize PKK as a terrorist organization.”
“We must not allow the PKK terrorist organization, which is a mutual enemy of Türkiye and Iraq, to poison our bilateral relations,” he added.
“We cannot accept PKK challenging the sovereignty of Iraq.”
Fidan mentioned that territorial integrity, political unity, and sovereignty of Iraq are certainly one of Türkiye’s priorities.
“Sinjar, Makhmour, Qandil, Sulaymaniyah, and many other Iraqi villages have been occupied by the PKK terror group.”
In its greater than 35-year terror marketing campaign in opposition to Türkiye, the PKK — listed as a terrorist group by Türkiye, the UK, U.S., and EU — has been liable for the deaths of over 40,000 individuals, together with ladies, kids, and infants. The YPG is its Syrian department.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
