Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki replied to questions in the plane on his way to Ankara and said: "the PKK is a terrorist organization". However; instead of the treaty for cooperation in the fight against terrorism, which was expected to be signed, a memorandum agreement was signed instead.
The treaty that was expected to be signed by Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri El Maliki, who came to Ankara with a committee consisting of 30 members upon the invitation of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan. The treaty draft, which Turkey offered many years ago and which Iraq put off, was expected to be implemented in Ankara with a ceremony. However; the parties stated that there is not a deal on the issue yet, after a long negotiation.
Erdoğan and Maliki's meeting started at 14:00 after Maliki's visit to the mausoleum prolong the program one hour and fifteen minutes. The press conference to be held at 15:45 was put off until 18:30. The Iraqi prime minister explained that a special committee will come to Ankara from Iraq in order to negotiate the details of the cooperation on the security issue. Iraq's Minister of Domestic Safety, Şirvan El Vaili, said that a memorandum of understanding may be signed however; a deal about the fight against terrorism may be signed later.
Vaili said that the conference between the two parties went on about the contract. Iraqi authorities said that there is not any tension and the anxieties on the security issue will end. The Kirkuk problem as well as the economic and commercial issues were brought to the agenda during the meetings between Erdoğan and Maliki. |
Compromise tour from AKP