21 October 2010
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki is visiting Turkey to meet with Turkish officials.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki is visiting Turkey to meet with Turkish officials.
Nouri al-Maliki arrived in the Turkish largest city of Istanbul for a meeting with President Abdullah Gul before traveling to the Turkish capital of Ankara for talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Speaking to reporters before departing for Finland on Tuesday, Erdogan said his meeting with al-Maliki would focus on the developments in Iraq.
Though the efforts to form a government will mostly dominate the talks with al-Maliki, Turkish officials are also expected to bring the PKK issue to the agenda.
Turkey has recently intensified diplomatic efforts against the PKK in coordination with Iraq, the United States, as well as other countries in the region, including Iran and Syria.
ANF NEWS DESK /
ANF NEWS AGENCY
