Baghdad, Sept 27, (VOI) – A leading member of the Kurdistan Coalition (KC) said
on Thursday he rejects any agreement that allows Turkey to enter Iraqi
territories (Southern Kurdistan) to track down members of the Kurdistan Workers
Party (PKK).
"The signing of such an agreement will override the sovereignty of Iraq," MP
Mahmoud Othman said in statements to the independent news agency Voices of Iraq
(VOI).
"The Iraqi constitution does not permit such agreements…This will influence
Iraq's stability and the Kurdistan region," he added.
Calling for the prior approval of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) before
launching any military operation in the region, Othman indicated that his
coalition rejects any military solution and will adopt a tough stance if the
agreement is signed.
Refusing to categorize them as "terrorists," Othman said that the PKK is a
Kurdish party that defends Kurds' rights in Turkish-occupied Kurdistan.
Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani arrived in Ankara on Tuesday to discuss
with Turkish officials ways to work out an Iraqi-Turkish agreement to fight the
Kurdish separatist PKK in northern Iraq (Southern Kurdistan).
"Turkey has been practicing state terrorism against its Kurdish citizens for
almost a century," Othman added.
CNN revealed on Wednesday an Iraqi-Turkish agreement that allows Turkey to fight
PKK members in northern Iraq to counter terrorism.
"The agreement allows Turkey to hunt the PKK within Iraqi territories with the
approval of the Iraqi government in Baghdad," Kurdish CNN said.
