Saturday, April 21, 2012

Turkish PM lashes out at Iraqi counterpart, denies meddling

Turkish PM lashes out at Iraqi counterpart, denies meddling

By Ayla Jean Yackley

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday rejected charges he sought to inflame sectarian divisions in Iraq with recent criticism of its government and accused his Iraqi counterpart of trying to gain “prestige” in an escalating war of words between the neighbours.

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