October 15, 2007
ANKARA, Turkey -- Kurdish leaders in Iraq vowed to increase efforts to stop Kurdish militants from provoking an attack by Turkey , KUNA reported Monday.
"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," Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, said in a statement to Turkish leaders.
Barzani, who urged all sides to seek a political solution, apologized to Turkey for the deaths last week of 13 Turkish soldiers killed by Kurdish PKK militants, KUNA reported Monday.
"We condemn this incident," Barzani said. "The more blood is shed, the more the problem becomes complicated." Full Text
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