Saturday, March 31, 2007
Turkish official - Kurdish groups and leaders helping PKK
Turkey, Kurdistan
(ntvmsnbc) - There was strong evidence that some Iraqi Kurdish groups and their leaders were providing assistance to the terrorist organisation the PKK, Turkey's special envoy for countering terrorism said Friday. Speaking in an interview with the state Anatolian news agency, Retired General Edip Baser said that Ankara had undeniable and very certain information that the PKK was being supported by some Kurdish groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq.
In Washington for talks with senior US officials, Baser said that terrorism needed to be looked at in a wider context. "Terrorism should not be considered only as armed actions," he said. "It has also financial and political dimensions. Therefore, co-operation with the other countries is essential in the fight against terrorism. The US was sincere in its desire to combat the terrorist group the PKK, which has bases in northern Iraq, Baser said.
In Washington for talks with senior US officials, Baser said that terrorism needed to be looked at in a wider context. "Terrorism should not be considered only as armed actions," he said. "It has also financial and political dimensions. Therefore, co-operation with the other countries is essential in the fight against terrorism. The US was sincere in its desire to combat the terrorist group the PKK, which has bases in northern Iraq, Baser said.
Labels: General Edip Baser, Kurdistan, PKK, Turkey
