"US shouldn’t encourage Iraqi Kurds to form a federation"

“The US administration shouldn’t encourage them.” He added that Ankara shared the US administration’s aim of preserving Iraq’s territorial integrity and stability. Logoglu stated that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan would seek US President George W. Bush’s support for Turkey’s new Cyprus plan during his visit to Washington later this month. Logoglu added that Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Rauf Denktas wouldn’t stand in the way of a resolution on the island.