"Turkey urges Iraq's neighbours to back new govt
30 Apr 2005 12:31:08 GMT
Source: Reuters
ISTANBUL, April 30 (Reuters) - Turkey urged Iraq's other neighbours on Saturday to support the new government in Baghdad in order to promote stability and keep the country together.
'The national harmony, peace and stability of Iraq is not just a matter for the Iraqis but all of us,' Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told foreign ministers and officials from eight other regional states including Iraq at a meeting in Istanbul."
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