The Associated Press International Herald Tribune October 26, 2007 Turkey will wait until its prime minister visits Washington in November before deciding on a cross-border offensive into northern Iraq, the country’s top military commander was quoted Friday as saying. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to meet President George W. Bush in Washington on […]
By Stephen Castle The International Herald Tribune October 26, 2007 At his last scheduled summit meeting with the European Union leaders as Russian president, Vladimir Putin lowered the temperature Friday in a range of disputes with Europe but offered no concessions. Facing international pressure over human rights problems and restrictions of free speech in Russia, […]
BBC News October 23, 2007 Turkey and Iraq have agreed to work together to deal with the problem of Kurdish PKK rebels in northern Iraq… more
By Judy Dempsey International Herald Tribune October 21, 2007 NATO again is pleading with member states to step up their commitments, casting the fight in Afghanistan as vital for global security. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, secretary general of NATO, is emphasizing the connection to Europe’s own national security and the need for adequate training resources […]
AFP October 21, 2007 US Defence Secretary Robert Gates met here Sunday with his Turkish counterpart amid tensions over Ankara’s plans for possible strikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, though no action appeared imminent. Turkey is leaning toward invading northern Iraq to strike at hostile Kurdish rebels based there — a move vehemently opposed […]