Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Hürriyet - Erdogan warns Bush: Kirkuk must be awarded special status

"Erdogan warns Bush: Kirkuk must be awarded special status

In the meeting between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President George W. Bush yesterday, the subject of the Northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk did arise, in light of the Kurdish-backed push to have Kirkuk added to the autonomous Kurdish-run region of Northern Iraq. PM Erdogan expressed concern on this issue to Bush, noting that the Ankara stance was that Kirkuk should be awarded a special status. "

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