Senior U.S. general in Turkey for talks on PKK
3 07 2008Hurriyet
A senior US general arrived in Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday on a a one-day visit for talks with his Turkish counterparts on efforts to root out the outlawed PKK separatists based in northern Iraq, a US embassy official told the AFP.
General James Cartwright, vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, will “discuss standard issues that concern both militaries, including the ongoing struggle against the outlawed PKK and ongoing intelligence sharing,” an embassy spokeswoman told the AFP.
Cartwright would meet with the head of the Turkish army, General Yasar Buyukanit, and his number two, General Ergin Saygun, she said.
Turkey, provided with intelligence on PKK movements in Iraq by the U.S., has stepped up military action against PKK, which is listed as a terrorist group by much of the international community including the U.S. and the EU, since December, carrying out several air strikes and a week-long ground incursion into northern Iraq in February, where more than 2,000 PKK separatists take refuge.
Source: www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/9346143.asp?scr=1
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