Washington: We want of Ankara settle things with Baghdad .. We are very close to al-Maliki

Washington: We want of Ankara settle things with Baghdad .. We are very close to al-Maliki

07/02/2013

Palm – called the United States Wednesday, Turkey to quickly settle its differences with the Iraqi government to ensure the continuation of direct exports of oil and gas in Iraq to the west through Turkish territory, and as warned failure to find a settlement will enhance opportunities division within Iraq, confirmed that it “very close” from Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

He said the U.S. ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricardoe in a speech during a meeting with directors of the embassy offices in the Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey and Iraq have no choice but to proceed with the strong relationships if they want to make optimum use of the resources of Iraq and exported via Turkey, calling the Turkish government to deal with Iraq as a whole and not only with the Kurdistan region of Iraq, something that would explain Turkey’s recent declaration when it refused Kurdistan oil export through its territory only after the approval of Baghdad.

The Iraqi-Turkish relations have deteriorated because of the constant interference of Ankara Iraqi affairs in addition to the reception of a convicted Tareq al-Hashemi, while the Iraqi government has taken several steps “to reduce” trade cooperation with Turkey, which was estimated annually by more than ten billion dollars.

And Ricardoe warned that failure to invest economic relations between Baghdad and Ankara will lead to a more violent conflict in Iraq and enhance the opportunity of division in the country, stressing that this would not be in the interest of the United States and Turkey and any other party in the region.

He Ricardoe that the United States is pleased to be Turkey major outlet for the export of oil and gas in Iraq through the pipe instead of the Strait of Hormuz, pointing out that the settlement of disputes between Baghdad and Ankara is imperative to maintain the flow of oil and gas in Iraq to the west.

He said the U.S. ambassador in Turkey we are very close to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and we have very strong relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government, so the improvement of relations between Baghdad and Ankara will be beneficial to everyone.

The statements of the U.S. ambassador in Turkey is the strongest of its kind issued by a U.S. official about the differences between Baghdad and Ankara, especially on the issue of recent deal with Iraq’s Kurdistan region in cases of oil contracts.

The coalition of state law student (27 January 2013) to expel Turkish ambassador in Iraq on the back of hosting the Turkish city of Istanbul conference of the so-called standing up for the uprising of the Iraqi people, in (26 January 2013).

The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused in a press statement in the 22 of December, the current, before leaving to Washington, the Iraqi government to act on a sectarian basis, confirming that it would not have been doing what you are doing but because they Shiite government, and receive special support in the intervention blatant Ankara internal affairs of Iraq.

He accused the National Alliance Sunday, (23 December, the current), Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his partners is implementing a project Erdogana Saudi diagonal to ignite a sectarian war “in Iraq, returned his remarks on Iraq” blatant interference “in its internal affairs, noting that Erdogan known Bnzaath sectarian and expansionist ambitions.

The response of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on the statements of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a statement issued by his office on Wednesday, advice to Turkish Prime Minister addressing minority affairs and stop pushing Turkey into trouble all countries in the region because it is a policy that brings to Turkey and its people but trouble, Indicating that Turkey faces internal situations of concern and on the Turkish government to be aware of it, expressing concern about the situation of Turkey’s domestic heading towards civil war on sectarian and national backgrounds.

nakhelnews