Turkey will not launch large-scale operation in Iraq

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey will not launch a large-scale operation in Northern Iraq, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the RA Academy of Sciences, Dr Ruben Safrastyan told a news conference July 27. There are several political and economic reasons for it, according to him.



"The commodity turnover between Turkey and Iraq makes $2,7 billion. Many deputies of the new parliament are of Kurdish origin," Safrastyan noted.



"Ankara will probably increase pressure on Baghdad and deploy troops at the border but it will not launch a large-scale operation. Turkey is a state with army, power, science and policy. However, the most horrifying thing is that this state is connected to criminals whose aim is to preserve Turkey as in Ataturk's time," Dr Safrastyan said adding that Agos editor Hrant Dink fell victim to this union, IA Regnum reports.