" Turkey's Erdogan: U.S AND UN Will Pay Price
Friday, January 28 2005 @ 10:37 PM Central Standard Time
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A day after Second Chief of Staff General Basbug, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan talked about Kirkuk. He said 'Our sensitivity was voiced to all, including Bush.' Before departing for Davos, Erdogan said that 'We voiced our sensitivity about Kirkuk entering under Kurdish control long time ago. U.S. and UN should not allow a negative formation here.
'If they do, they will have to pay the bill of such a mistake.'
Erdogan said that Sunday's elections in Iraq will not be democratic. Meeting foreign journalists in Davos, 'These elections can be defined as a transition to democracy.' He said that the boycott of Sunni Arabs will effect the elections.
American State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher reacted by saying that ; We do not claim these elections are excellent but they will be important for a democratic structure.
Boucher said that, Secretary of State C. Rice will visit Turkey during his 3-10 February European tour. Douglas Fight the Number 3 of the U.S. Defence Ministry is coming to Turkey at the beginning of next week. "
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