United States are worried about situation in Turkey by Nina Gotzmannova

Can you imagine you will receive a phone call from U. S. President George Bush or Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice? If yes, you certain must be a President of another country or someone really important. And the reason why these two people will give you a call must be something of their or worlds' highest interest. Something like that recently happened to Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The first one had a phone call from Bush and the second one spoke with him during a secure videoconference. The reason is simple. United States are worried about what is happening on Turkish-Iraqi borders and they want to be sure Turkey won't invade to northern Iraq. Turkey is fighting against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is rebelling against official government, causing trouble and is also listed as a terrorist organization by many states. Kurds still want to have an independent Kurdish state, but unfortunately the region where they live is partly in Turkey and partly in Iraq. United States are afraid if Turkey will send its troops to Iraq it will threaten the stability of northern Iraq. The region in one of the safest and most quiet part of the country and nobody wants to see the relative peace ruined. Turkey and Iraq have to join their power together to stop rebels. Turkey has 60,000 soldiers near Iraqi borders, but they are waiting for instructions. To fight in marches is not the best idea and both countries know that. Hopefully they will find a better solution of this difficult problem.

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071022/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_turkey;_ylt=AuMebI9TD.X23d0Xttw68zus0NUE

by Nina Gotzmannova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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