ANKARA, 13 November (RIA Novosti). The United States and Turkey share since (today) Wednesday intelligence information on the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party of.
informed the Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan to reporters in Ankara. "We started with the correct and timely work for the exchange of secret information," Babacan was on NTV television Sener cited.
An agreement on exchange of intelligence information was at in negotiations between the Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President George W. Bush 5th November in Washington has been achieved. It was agreed the creation of a joint mechanism to counter the Kurdistan Workers Party.
Babacan also said that the government will exercise its mandate to Durchfühurng a cross-border operation against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq "at the right time" use. Such operations had been approved in mid-October, the Turkish Parliament.
Turkish mass media reported Wednesday, citing relevant statements Erdogan, the Turkish military operation in neighboring Iraq could begin in this month.
The Turkish Chief of General Staff Yasar Buyukanit had told journalists in Ankara in the previous week that the Defense Department, the operation had already prepared and waiting until the government give the green light. In the southeast of Turkey is currently up to 100 000 soldiers are stationed.
mid-October, the Turkish Parliament had approved the state government Militärinvastion in neighboring Iraq, where, according to the military are active up to 3500 extremists from the Kurdistan Workers Party.
The conflict with the Labour Party, which since 1984 on the autonomy of the Kurds a Part of Turkish territory were struggling, so far nearly 40 000 people died. The Turkish authorities are categorically refusing to engage in dialogue with the separatists, and want to end the conflict using military force.
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