Monday, April 04, 2005

JTW News - Turkey Calls on UN to be More Active in Iraq

"Turkey Calls on UN to be More Active in Iraq
The New Anatolian / Ankara

Turkey is continuing its efforts to block Kurdish groups from getting full control of the oil-rich northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, and this week called on the United Nations to play a more active role in Iraq.

Turkey's last meeting on Iraq was with the special representative of the UN to Iraq, Eshref Ghazi, in Ankara. Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ambassador Ali Tuygan met with Ghazi on Thursday to explain Ankara's policies on the future of Iraq, especially Kirkuk. "

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