"DAVOS-Turkey's Erdogan says Iraq vote undemocratic
27 Jan 2005 17:14:55 GMT
Source: Reuters
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that this weekend's Iraqi election would not be fully democratic and would not stem violence or help stabilise the country.
'It would not be possible to characterise this election as a fully democratic election,' Erdogan told reporters at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, noting that one major ethnic group, Sunni Arabs, had decided not to participate.
'This is the signal of some more negative developments in the future of Iraq,' he said. He predicted the vote would not diminish widespread violence. Turkey neighbours Iraq. "
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