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Maliki to Erdogan: Turkey is moving toward civil war, not Iraq
2012-11-22 10:48:23
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BAGHDAD (Iba) ... called on Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to refrain from pushing his nose in Iraqi issues and interest in addressing the situation of his country's domestic affairs.
The transfer of the Information Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq Maliki as saying, in response to accusations by Erdogan's quest Iraqi government to ignite civil war, Turkey situations internal concern, and must be on the Turkish government to be aware that, on the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to focus attention on address Turkey's domestic conditions that we are concerned the trend towards civil war on sectarian and national backgrounds.
He that it Oordgan heard is interest in addressing minority affairs and stop pushing Turkey into trouble all the countries of the region, because they do not bring policy for Turkey and its people but trouble.
Maliki said that we believe that the Turkish people are looking to change the political situation, including protecting Turkey from worsening internal and external problems, and in front of Turkey is a good opportunity with Iraq based on mutual respect and mutual interests and non-interference in internal affairs.
He thank Oordgan passion, but we assure him that the civil war will not fall to the awareness of the Iraqis and the cohesion and unity internal and Tkacvhm, either oil war predicted by Oordgan, the federal government will not allow them to remain maintaining oil as king of all Iraqis.
Maliki expressed his hope that the Turkish government is working to strengthen this policy instead of encouraging attempts to exit through a side deals and agreements.
The Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused al-Maliki of trying to spark a civil war in Iraq, against the backdrop of tension between Baghdad and the Kurdistan region autonomous.
Erdogan said yesterday November 21 that the Iraqi regime wants trend toward civil war situation, adding we were always afraid of the possibility that cause a sectarian war, and fears began at this time realized gradually.
And Erdogan also expressed concern about the potential conflict on oil in Iraq.
The statements come after it sent the Kurdistan Regional Government thousands of Kurdish fighters to the disputed areas in the vicinity of the city of Tuz Khurmatu to strengthen its military positions before to withdraw a part of them.
The head of Iraq's Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani on Saturday that he had ordered the declaration of a state of preparedness in the ranks of the Peshmerga in the region's autonomous after an accident with Iraqi soldiers inflicted dead on Friday Almadh.
For his part, Maliki again warned the Kurdish peshmerga forces of any movements of troops or friction with the Iraqi army. The aggravation of the dispute between Baghdad and Erbil due to a number of files, including oil. The government takes the Iraqi Kurdistan region signed contracts with foreign oil companies without their consent.
And further strained relations between Baghdad and Ankara over Turkey's refusal to hand over Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi sentenced to death in absentia in his country. As formally protested Baghdad last August to visit the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to Kirkuk in northern Iraq without informing the Iraqi central authority.
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