Al-Hakim as well Against Turkish Troops in Iraq

Meanwhile, Iraq Temporary Governing Council President Ahmet Celebi said yesterday that the Turkish government promised not to send troops if the Iraqi public did not want it. Speaking to NTV yesterday, Celebi called Turkey’s plans for a military operation against the terrorist organization, the Kurdish Workers Party – Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress (PKK-KADEK) in Northern Iraq unacceptable.

After meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Gul in Ankara yesterday, Ahmet Celebi stated that their opinion on foreign country troops in Iraq had not changed.