May 31, 2004

Kurdistan: Patriotic Union Of Iraqi Kurdistan Leader Due In Ankara


Turkish officials accepted Talabani's request to have meetings in Ankara before the transfer of authority in Iraq at the end of June
ANKARA - Patriotic Union of Iraqi Kurdistan (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani was expected to come to Ankara in June, Turkish diplomatic sources said on Friday.

Diplomatic sources said that Turkish officials accepted Talabani's request to have meetings in Ankara before the transfer of authority in Iraq at the end of June.

Turkey's Special Envoy to Iraq Osman Koruturk will go to the region in the following week to have several meetings.

Koruturk is expected to meet with Iraqi Kurdistan Democracy Party (IKDP) leader Massaud Barzani.

Source: Turkish Press