US State Department denied allegations in supplying weapons to PKK terrorists
"Allegations that the US was supplying weapons to the terrorists of PKK (Workers' Party of Kurdistan) are untrue," US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack stated. He said that cooperation between Iraq and Turkey would serve both countries' interests.
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said US officials had told Ankara that their administration had in no way supplied weapons to the PKK. Gul added, however, that they had proven that some weapons used by the terrorist group were American or European. Turkey's top diplomat added that in the chaos and power vacuum plaguing Iraq, PKK terrorists are using weapons given to the Iraqi army by European countries and the United States. He also urged the US to "act very carefully, as it has lost a great deal of its credibility in the Turkish public", Turkiye newspaper reports.
Meanwhile, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said US officials had told Ankara that their administration had in no way supplied weapons to the PKK. Gul added, however, that they had proven that some weapons used by the terrorist group were American or European. Turkey's top diplomat added that in the chaos and power vacuum plaguing Iraq, PKK terrorists are using weapons given to the Iraqi army by European countries and the United States. He also urged the US to "act very carefully, as it has lost a great deal of its credibility in the Turkish public", Turkiye newspaper reports.
