Expert: Turkey won't allow a Kurdish state in its territoryApril 14, 2012 - 13:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Expert in Iranian and Kurdish studies Garnik Asatryan said that Kurds have prerequisites to establish their state, but these statements are sparked by U.S. “Turkey will not allow creation of a Kurdish state in its territory,” he told a press conference on April 14. “An idea to organize a referendum to withdraw from Iraq emerged recently in northern Iraq inhabited by Kurds. U.S. active policy pursued in Kurdistan is quite noticeable, and one can easily guess that they are pushing the Kurds towards liberation,” the expert said. “In case they manage to establish an independent Kurdish state in Iraq, this will cause a chain reaction in Turkey, Syria and Iran. For their part, these countries may respond with relevant moves, making every effort for prevention of separatist tendencies,” Asatryan said. “Most likely, these countries will resort to force, as was the case in northern Syria or Turkish-Iraqi border,” the expert concluded.
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