Pete
6th February 2003, 08:33 AM
Iraq’s future being discussed in Turkey’s capital
Talks between Ankara and Washington are taking in the military side of the a possible operation against Iraq.
February 5— Turkish and US officials have been meeting to discuss the possible administration structure of Iraq in the event of a regime change in the country.
The main debating points on the table is a federated state that Turkey would approve with some exceptions. Ankara has objections to the wide authority and responsibilities to be given to each federal region in any future Iraq. However, both Washington and Iraqi dissident groups have notified Ankara that they would like to see a federal state structure. Turkish Foreign Ministry and military officials do not disagree with the general federal state as a structure but are reported to be more concerned over a possible separation in the current plan of federal regions. The current plan proposes three federal regions encompassing the Shiite, Arabs and Kurds communities. Ankara would like to see some limitations imposed on the federal regions.
It is also expected that Ankara and Zalmay Halilzard, the special advisor to US President George Bush on Iraq, would sign a deal on the future of Iraq. Halilzard is to hold talks with opposition Iraqi Kurdish groups from Northern Iraq on Thursday.
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Yusuf Buluç said that treaty to be signed between Ankara and the US would also include financial and military issues.
Source: http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/200625.asp
Talks between Ankara and Washington are taking in the military side of the a possible operation against Iraq.
February 5— Turkish and US officials have been meeting to discuss the possible administration structure of Iraq in the event of a regime change in the country.
The main debating points on the table is a federated state that Turkey would approve with some exceptions. Ankara has objections to the wide authority and responsibilities to be given to each federal region in any future Iraq. However, both Washington and Iraqi dissident groups have notified Ankara that they would like to see a federal state structure. Turkish Foreign Ministry and military officials do not disagree with the general federal state as a structure but are reported to be more concerned over a possible separation in the current plan of federal regions. The current plan proposes three federal regions encompassing the Shiite, Arabs and Kurds communities. Ankara would like to see some limitations imposed on the federal regions.
It is also expected that Ankara and Zalmay Halilzard, the special advisor to US President George Bush on Iraq, would sign a deal on the future of Iraq. Halilzard is to hold talks with opposition Iraqi Kurdish groups from Northern Iraq on Thursday.
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Yusuf Buluç said that treaty to be signed between Ankara and the US would also include financial and military issues.
Source: http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/200625.asp