IRBIL, Oct 15 (KUNA) -- An Iraqi Kurdish leader here Monday urged Turkey to put an end to violence through a political deal.
Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), said in news remarks that his government had committed to preventing PKK militants from attacking Turkish border areas.
The issue of attacks launched by PKK militants based in north Iraq can not be resolved by force, he added.
"As a government of Kurdistan region, we will not allow our soil or Iraqi land to be used in launching attacks on any neighboring country," Barzani said.
"The PKK is not a problem to Turkey alone as it caused us problems in the past. It is not correct that we make capital out of the PKK problem. But, we see that as this problem can not be resolved by war, we should find a political approach," he added.
He went on to say "We are very sorry for the killing of 13 Turkish soldiers recently. We condemn this incident that has not helped in resolving the problem. The more blood is shed, the more the problem becomes complicated. We have to put an end to this violence." Barzani also rapped the central government in Baghdad for failing to consult the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over an anti-terror deal with Turkey in September.
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