Iraq: 'We will not allow terrorist attacks against Turkey'
The military spokesperson for the Iraqi Prime Minister stated that a potential security agreement could be signed with Turkey and that they would not allow terrorist attacks (by the PKK terrorist organization) against Turkey.
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General Yahya Rasool, the military spokesperson for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, evaluated the possibility of signing a security agreement between Turkey and Iraq, similar to the one with Iran.
General Rasool stated, "We have good relations with our Muslim neighbor Turkey. Our political and economic relations with Turkey are also very good."
Recalling the visit of Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet al-Abbasi and his accompanying high-level military delegation to Ankara last week, Rasool noted that issues such as the defense industry, intelligence sharing, and counter-terrorism were discussed with the Turkish Ministry of National Defense.
"WE WILL NOT ALLOW STEPS THAT CREATE TENSION AGAINST THE TURKISH ARMY"
Emphasizing that they would not allow Iraq to be used as a base for attacks against neighboring countries, General Rasool stated the following:
"We will not allow terrorist attacks to be carried out from Iraq against Turkey or any other neighboring country. The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our diplomacy have the power to reach positive and significant results with Turkey, just as we did with Iran. We will also not allow certain elements to take steps that create tension against Turkey and the Turkish army."
AL-SUDANI HAD ALSO STATED THAT DIALOGUE FOR A "SECURITY AGREEMENT" WITH TURKEY IS ONGOING
The Iraqi administration had announced that, in accordance with the security agreement signed with Tehran in March, anti-Iranian regime groups were disarmed and relocated to areas far from the border as of September 19. Iran, for its part, had announced that the Baghdad government had fulfilled some provisions of the agreement.
Ali Akbar Ahmadian, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, had requested the "full implementation of the agreement to disarm Iranian dissidents in Iraq" reached with Baghdad during his meeting with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji in Tehran on October 1.
Iraqi Prime Minister al-Sudani also stated in a statement on October 10 that dialogue was ongoing for the signing of a possible security agreement with Turkey, similar to the one with Iran.