Iraqi Vice President Hashimi comments after meetings in Ankara: I got what I wanted
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Ekim 17, 2007 14:19
Iraqi Vice President Tariq Hashimi emerged from top level meetings in Ankara yesterday noting "I got what I wanted from these meetings. There is a new atmosphere in place to smooth over the current crisis. The Iraqi government must be given a chance to prevent the terrorist activities which cross over our borders into Turkey. We have signed an accord on this. We need to implement this accord."
Speaking at Ankara's Esenboga Airport before his departure for Iraq, Hashimi noted that he was representing "not any one group, but all of the Iraqi people. Answering a reporter's question as to whether or not he had been able to "convince" the Turkish administration not to proceed with a military operation into northern Iraq, Hashimi said "This is a sensitive matter. For as long as the terrorists continue attacks which threaten Turkey's national security, Turkey actually does have a legitimate right to pursue them. But firstly, the Baghdad administration must be given the opportunity to prevent these terrorist activities. This is primarily an Iraqi matter. Because the activities are taking place from Iraq."