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Turkey and Iraq to conduct three-phase plan against PKK- report
A three-phase plan was prepared to end the activities of the terror organization PKK within the framework of a dialogue process launched between Turkey and the Kurdish regional administration in northern Iraq, broadcaster CNNTurk reported on Sunday.

Turkey and Iraq to conduct three-phase plan against PKK- report

The plan was prepared by Murat Ozcelik, Turkey's special envoy to Iraq, who met officials from both the central Iraqi government and the northern Iraqi administration, the report said.

Turkey has intensified its direct contacts with Iraqi officials to discuss possible measures that can be taken in the fight against the terror organization PKK.

Turkey, who also stepped up its campaign to crackdown on the PKK, has long blamed the Kurdish administration in northern Iraq for supporting the PKK and has refused to hold contacts. 

According to the first phase of the plan, the Kurdish administration in northern Iraq would declare the PKK as an "outlawed organization" in order to isolate the bloody organization in the region.

In the second phase, northern Iraqi officials would call on PKK terrorists to lay down arms and tell its members that they harm the rights and future of the Kurdish people both in Turkey and Iraq.

In the last phase, Iraq's central government, the Kurdish regional administration and U.S. forces would join Turkey's military struggle with the terror organization PKK in the region, the report said.

The plan also foresees Turkish officials attending the questioning sessions of PKK members captured in northern Iraq.

The plan would be realized by a joint security committee formed for this purpose, CNNTurk said.

U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, visiting Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in November, agreed to form a joint committee to combat the PKK after holding three-way talks in Baghdad as part of efforts to boost cooperation against the terrorists.

The PKK, which has increased its attacks on Turkish soldiers, as well as civilians in Turkey, is listed as a terrorist group by Ankara and much of the international community, including the EU and the United States.

 

 

 

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