(MENAFN- AzerNews) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the Iraqi
people to recognize the PKK as a terrorist organization, as he
welcomed Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Ankara on
Tuesday, Azernews reports citing Daily Sabah.
Noting that terrorist groups PKK, Daesh and the Gulenist Terror
Group (FETÖ) pose a threat to Turkiye and Iraq's security,
President Erdoğan said the two countries reaffirmed their
commitment to fighting all forms of terrorism.
"Our expectation from our Iraqi brothers and sisters is to
recognize the PKK as a terrorist organization and clear their lands
of this bloody terrorist group," he said.
Erdogan also said Turkiye would increase the water outflow from
the Tigris River for a month to help alleviate Iraq's water
shortage.
In response, al-Sudani thanked Erdoğan on behalf of the Iraqi
government and the people for official instructions to solve water
woes in the country.
He said Iraq has conveyed to Turkiye its "desire to enhance
relations in all fields."
On the fight against terrorism, he stressed that Iraq will not
allow any terror group to use its territory for attacks on
Turkiye.
Security concerns can be overcome with enhanced intelligence
sharing, al-Sudani added.
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