WASHINGTON and ANKARA - IraqÂ’s Kurdish President Jalal Talabani says Iraq can intervene TurkeyÂ’s, IranÂ’s and SyriaÂ’s domestic issues, but they did not do till now. Talabani further warned that Iraq's patience was wearing thin. Iraqi President Jalal Talabani warned in Washington D.C. that Iraq can "make trouble" for its neighbors (Turkey, Iran and Syria) if they do not stop interfering in his country's internal affairs.
In an interview to air on National Public Radio on Tuesday, Talabani said Syria, Iran and Turkey were interfering and warned that Iraq's patience was wearing thin. Turkey has been accusing Talabani and Barzani, another Kurdish leader in Iraq, of supporting the PKK, terrorist organization making military attacks against Turkish, Iranian and Syrian targets. The organization is considered terrorist by Iraqi, American, Turkish and EU laws.
Talabani claimed that the neighboring countries are intervening the domestic issue of Iraq: "We are asking them to stop interfering in our internal affairs and respect the sovereignty and independence of Iraq otherwise we will be obliged to say something," Talabani added. |