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http://paknews.com/flash.php?id=5&date1=2002-07-18 Paknews.com July 18, 2002 Turkey agrees to back US attack on Iraq ANKARA, July 18 (PNS): Turkey has agreed to back the United States if it takes military action to topple Saddam Hussein but has asked that Washington write off $5 billion in debt and guarantee that Kurds would not be given an independent state. Turkish leaders publicly have opposed U.S. action against Saddam and had reacted coolly to the Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz's visit to lobby Turkish leaders for support. But Turkey is in desperate need of foreign loans to recover from a deep financial crisis and is likely to have little choice but to agree to U.S. action, news reports said on Wednesday. Turkey asked the United States to write off its $5 billion military debt and insisted that regime change in Baghdad should be acceptable to the Iraqi people, the daily Hurriyet newspaper reported. It also said Wolfowitz was asked for public guarantees that a Kurdish state would not be created in northern Iraq and that the military action would not harm Turkey's frail economy. If Iraq becomes a democratic state, "it won't be only the people of Iraq who benefit from this, but it would be the whole world, and very much this region. Turkey stands to benefit enormously if Iraq becomes a normal country," said Wolfowitz, the Pentagon's No. 2 official who met with top Turkish leaders Tuesday and Wednesday. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
