Iraq's Barzani may visit Turkey in next days: Turkish media

October 14, 2008 - 0:0

The prime minister of the Kurdish regional administration in northern Iraq will visit Turkey in the next days, Turkish media quoted Iraqi report on Sunday.

Turkish media quoted the representative of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Ankara, Behroz Galali as telling Daily Kurdistani Nwe, Nechirvan Barzani will visit Turkey in the next two days with Turkey's official invitation.
Barzani said last week that the PKK's recent attacks in Turkey aimed to hurt relations between Turkey and his administration.
Reminded that Turkey wants concrete steps from the regional administration in north of Iraq, Barzani said that they could not help Turkey at a time when Turkey was not holding dialogue with his administration.
""How can you seek for help when you do not even talk? Turkey does not sit at the table with us, making the possibility of helping Turkey very slim,"" Barzani also said. (Source: worldbulletin.net)