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France-Turquie
Paris se félicite de l'annonce de la fin de l'opération turque en Irak du
nord
PARIS, 5 mai (AFP) - La France s'est félicitée vendredi de l'annonce par
la Turquie de la fin de son opération dans le nord de l'Irak contre la
rébellion kurde.
"Nous nous félicitons d'une décision qui confirme les engagements pris
par le Premier ministre turc, Mme Tansu Ciller" devant la Troïka européenne
le 23 mars dernier, a indiqué un porte-parole du ministère français des
Affaires étrangères.
Conduite par le chef de la diplomatie française Alain juppé, la troïka
de l'Union européenne avait exigé que les forces turques se retirent le
plus rapidement possible du nord de l'Irak.
"Après les efforts que nous déployés pour obtenir l'accord politique"
sur l'union douanière, signé le 6 mars à Bruxelles entre l'UE et Ankara,
"cette mesure permet d'aborder dans de meilleures conditions le prochain
débat sur ce texte au Parlement européen dont l'avis conforme est
nécessaire pour la mise en vigueur de l'accord", a souligné le porte-parole
français.
Le Parlement européen doit se prononcer en septembre prochain sur cet
accord.
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Withdrawal From Iraq
Completed, Turkey Says
The Associated
Press
ANKARA - Turkey has
withdrawn its troops from
northern Iraq, six weeks after
35,000 soldiers crossed the border
to attack Kurdish rebel
bases, officials. said Thursday.
"We have no soldiers left in
northern Iraq," Defense Minister
Mehmet Golban said before
a cabinet meeting. "We have
withdrawn them all, and we
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only have security measures on
the border."
Deputy Prime Minister Hikmet
Cetin said a few troops re-.
mained in northern Iraq but did
not give details. But Mr. Goi':
han said later that although
some troops were "on the border,"
essentially the soldiers
were all out.
The troops were sent into
northern Iraq to wipe out about
20 camps used by 2,800 rebels
for hit-and-run attacks in Turkey.
The government pulled out
20,000 soldiers last week. Mr.
Golban said that the second big
withdrawal occurred Wednes-.
day.
The defense nuruster said
that Turkçy had taken military
measures along the border. He
did not elaborate, but military
officials have said they planned
to build bases on the frontier to
block rebels from crossing.
Turkeyalso has been negotiating
with Iraqi Kurdish leaders
to establish authority over the
area and prevent Turkish guerrillas
from setting up camps.
Turkey has come under intense
criticism from its Western
allies for the military operation.
Mr. Golban denied reports
that the Kurdish rebels had
been redeploying since Turkish
troops have begun returning
home.
The guerrillas are fighting for
autonomy in southeastern Turkey.
More than 15,000 people
have been killed in the conflict
since 1984.
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