US EditionIraq’s foreign minister calls for disarmament of ‘PKK elements’ in the north
Iraq supports peace between Turkey and the PKK after the separatist group began disarming in July, aiming to end decades of conflict, Iraq's Foreign Minister said.
- Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called for the disarmament of Kurdish separatist fighters in northern Iraq during a press conference with Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan.
- Hussein stated that armed PKK elements still remain in northern Iraq, specifically in Sinjar and Makhmur.
- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan expressed hope that the PKK will end its armed operations in Iraq and withdraw from neighboring countries.
- Iraq and Turkey are set to resume flights after a two-year suspension, along with signing 26 agreements related to energy and security.
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Iraq's FM Calls for Disarmament of 'PKK Elements' in the North
Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Sunday called on Kurdish separatist fighters who have withdrawn to the country's north after waging a decades-long insurgency in Türkiye to disarm. Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, began laying down its arms in July in a symbolic ceremony in northern Iraq after withdrawing its fighters from Türkiye to Iraq as part of a peace effort with Ankara, The AP news reported. But armed “PKK elements” remain in nort…
A critical meeting took place between Turkey and Iraq. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hüseyin. In a statement following the meeting, Minister Fidan stated that they wanted the PKK terrorist organization to end its activities in Iraq.
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stated that the "Terrorism-Free Turkey" process is a positive development for Turkey and the region, saying, "Our wish and expectation is that the organization will end its armed struggle and terrorist activities in Iraq, as it did in Türkiye, and withdraw from the areas it occupied,...
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