Turkey Crisis Could Threaten Meeting on Iraq

By Amit R. Paley
November 1, 2007

Nation's Broader Security Issues Should Be Priority, Officials Say BAGHDAD, Oct. 31 -- Senior Iraqi officials expressed concern Wednesday that the escalating crisis in northern Iraq between Turkey and Kurdish guerrillas could undermine an important regional conference this week on the future of Iraq. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari warned that the tensions should not distract from the main focus of the meeting, set to begin this week in Istanbul, on the far broader security problems of Iraq . Full Text