Sunday, January 30, 2005

Turkish Daily News:Turkey's Kirkuk predicament

Turkish Daily News: "Turkey's Kirkuk predicament
Sunday, January 30, 2005

Iraq continues to be a potentially destabilizing factor not only in Turkish-US ties but also in Ankara�s bid to become a member of the European Union

ANKARA � Turkish Daily News


Almost two years after saying �no� to military involvement in Iraq in a parliamentary decision made on March 1, 2003, Ankara is hoping that Iraq's occupiers and its interim administration will not allow developments that would jeopardize Turkish security interests in Iraq. Furthermore, the ramifications of the March 1 decision are now subject to an evolving domestic debate."