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Washington: We want Ankara to settle things with Baghdad to be a substitute for Hormuz and we are very close to al-Maliki
An earlier meeting between the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Vice President Joe Biden
Term Press / Baghdad
The United States called the U.S. on Wednesday, Turkey to settle its differences with the Iraqi government to ensure the continuation of direct exports of oil and gas in Iraq to the west through Turkish territory, and as warned failure to find a settlement will enhance opportunities division within Iraq, confirmed that it "very close" to the prime minister Nouri al-Maliki.
He said the U.S. ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricardoe in a speech during a meeting with directors of the embassy offices in the Turkish capital Ankara, "Turkey and Iraq have no choice but to proceed with the strong relationships if they want to make optimum use of the resources of Iraq and exported via Turkey," calling the Turkish government to " dealing with Iraq as a whole and not only with the Kurdistan region of Iraq. "
And witnessed Iraqi-Turkish relations deteriorated since last year after sharing the prime ministers of the two countries said "inflamed" fired the accusations sharp for each other, and Iraqi government took several steps "to reduce" trade cooperation with Turkey, which was estimated annually by more than ten billion dollars, to lead this large developments to sleep in Turkey's relations with the Kurdistan Region, who is running the other is a "clash" with the central government.
And Ricardoe warned that "failure to invest economic relations between Baghdad and Ankara will lead to a more violent conflict in Iraq and enhance the opportunity of division in the country," he said, adding that "this will not be in the interest of the United States and Turkey and any other party in the region."
He Ricardoe that "the United States is pleased to be Turkey major outlet for the export of oil and gas in Iraq through the pipe instead of the Strait of Hormuz," pointing out that "the settlement of disputes between Baghdad and Ankara is imperative to maintain the flow of oil and gas in Iraq to the west."
He said the U.S. ambassador in Turkey, "We are very close to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and we have very strong relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government, so the improvement of relations between Baghdad and Ankara will be beneficial to everyone."
The statements of the U.S. ambassador in Turkey is the strongest of its kind issued by a U.S. official about the differences between Baghdad and Ankara, especially on the issue of recent deal with Iraq's Kurdistan region in cases of oil contracts. "
The coalition of state law student (27 January 2013) to expel Turkish ambassador in Iraq on the back of hosting the Turkish city of Istanbul Conference "support of the Iraqi people's uprising" (26 January 2013)
And hosted Turkish city of Istanbul, in the January 26, 2013, a conference for "victory uprising of the Iraqi people," where he announced opposition Iraqi where the emergence of "Liberation Front and save Iraq", a political entity that seeks to change the system in the country and give it the "Iranian hegemony" and stop the project retail , while stressing the founding statement of the front that its goal "to establish a government adult" on the basis of the Islamic religion and by-elections to ensure justice and equality between men and women, and called on "all free of all sects" to stand with the front.
The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused in a press statement in the 22 of December, the current, before leaving to Washington, Iraqi government to "act on a sectarian basis, confirming that it would not have been doing what you are doing but because they Shiite government, and receive special support.
He accused the National Alliance Sunday, (23 December, the current), Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his partners is implementing a project "Erdogana Saudi diagonal to ignite a sectarian war" in Iraq, returned his remarks on Iraq "blatant interference" in its internal affairs, noting that Erdogan known as "sectarian bias and expansionist ambitions."
Previously, Erdogan warned, in the 21 November 2012, during a press conference in Ankara before heading on an official visit to Pakistan from "clashes nationalist and sectarian" in Iraq, and stressed that the fears unleashed by Turkey in this regard "has become reality," and accused the central government "trying to turn the conflict into a civil war."
The response of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on the statements of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a statement issued by his office on Wednesday, advice to the Turkish Prime Minister to "deal with minority affairs and stop pushing Turkey into trouble all countries in the region because it is a policy that brings to Turkey and its people only trouble, noting that Turkey faces internal situations of concern and on the Turkish government to be aware of it, expressing concern that "Turkey's domestic situation by moving toward civil war on sectarian and national backgrounds.
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An earlier meeting between the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Vice President Joe Biden
Term Press / Baghdad
The United States called the U.S. on Wednesday, Turkey to settle its differences with the Iraqi government to ensure the continuation of direct exports of oil and gas in Iraq to the west through Turkish territory, and as warned failure to find a settlement will enhance opportunities division within Iraq, confirmed that it "very close" to the prime minister Nouri al-Maliki.
He said the U.S. ambassador to Turkey Francis Ricardoe in a speech during a meeting with directors of the embassy offices in the Turkish capital Ankara, "Turkey and Iraq have no choice but to proceed with the strong relationships if they want to make optimum use of the resources of Iraq and exported via Turkey," calling the Turkish government to " dealing with Iraq as a whole and not only with the Kurdistan region of Iraq. "
And witnessed Iraqi-Turkish relations deteriorated since last year after sharing the prime ministers of the two countries said "inflamed" fired the accusations sharp for each other, and Iraqi government took several steps "to reduce" trade cooperation with Turkey, which was estimated annually by more than ten billion dollars, to lead this large developments to sleep in Turkey's relations with the Kurdistan Region, who is running the other is a "clash" with the central government.
And Ricardoe warned that "failure to invest economic relations between Baghdad and Ankara will lead to a more violent conflict in Iraq and enhance the opportunity of division in the country," he said, adding that "this will not be in the interest of the United States and Turkey and any other party in the region."
He Ricardoe that "the United States is pleased to be Turkey major outlet for the export of oil and gas in Iraq through the pipe instead of the Strait of Hormuz," pointing out that "the settlement of disputes between Baghdad and Ankara is imperative to maintain the flow of oil and gas in Iraq to the west."
He said the U.S. ambassador in Turkey, "We are very close to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and we have very strong relations with the Kurdistan Regional Government, so the improvement of relations between Baghdad and Ankara will be beneficial to everyone."
The statements of the U.S. ambassador in Turkey is the strongest of its kind issued by a U.S. official about the differences between Baghdad and Ankara, especially on the issue of recent deal with Iraq's Kurdistan region in cases of oil contracts. "
The coalition of state law student (27 January 2013) to expel Turkish ambassador in Iraq on the back of hosting the Turkish city of Istanbul Conference "support of the Iraqi people's uprising" (26 January 2013)
And hosted Turkish city of Istanbul, in the January 26, 2013, a conference for "victory uprising of the Iraqi people," where he announced opposition Iraqi where the emergence of "Liberation Front and save Iraq", a political entity that seeks to change the system in the country and give it the "Iranian hegemony" and stop the project retail , while stressing the founding statement of the front that its goal "to establish a government adult" on the basis of the Islamic religion and by-elections to ensure justice and equality between men and women, and called on "all free of all sects" to stand with the front.
The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused in a press statement in the 22 of December, the current, before leaving to Washington, Iraqi government to "act on a sectarian basis, confirming that it would not have been doing what you are doing but because they Shiite government, and receive special support.
He accused the National Alliance Sunday, (23 December, the current), Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his partners is implementing a project "Erdogana Saudi diagonal to ignite a sectarian war" in Iraq, returned his remarks on Iraq "blatant interference" in its internal affairs, noting that Erdogan known as "sectarian bias and expansionist ambitions."
Previously, Erdogan warned, in the 21 November 2012, during a press conference in Ankara before heading on an official visit to Pakistan from "clashes nationalist and sectarian" in Iraq, and stressed that the fears unleashed by Turkey in this regard "has become reality," and accused the central government "trying to turn the conflict into a civil war."
The response of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on the statements of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a statement issued by his office on Wednesday, advice to the Turkish Prime Minister to "deal with minority affairs and stop pushing Turkey into trouble all countries in the region because it is a policy that brings to Turkey and its people only trouble, noting that Turkey faces internal situations of concern and on the Turkish government to be aware of it, expressing concern that "Turkey's domestic situation by moving toward civil war on sectarian and national backgrounds.
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