"Sahin: We Don't Ask Permission From Nobody To Express What We Saw In Kirkuk
Anadolu Agency: 1/29/2005
ISTANBUL (AA) - ''Turkey is closely interested in Iraq. We do not ask permission from nobody while expressing what we have witnessed in Kirkuk,'' said Turkish State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin.
When a reporter asked whether there may be a tension between Turkey and the United States due to Kirkuk, Sahin said, ''We are closely interested in the incidents in our neighbor Iraq. We have expressed this to all of our allies, and especially the United States. We have predicted the existing situation in Iraq before it emerged. We are sensitive on certain matters. We hope that appropriate measures would be taken. Our Premier had expressed this as well,'' said Sahin. "
Sahin: We Don't Ask Permission From Nobody To Express What We Saw In Kirkuk
