16/07/2011
CLINTON: The United States supports the policy of Ankara
Erbil, The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's support for the Government of Turkey and its policy towards the Kurds in the country, according to Turkish plant.
It quoted the (CNN) Turkish Clinton has shared the program aired by the station as saying that "The United States shares with Turkey is concerned," adding that "the United States has been Turkey's support to end terrorism, has condemned the horrific attack, which occurred recently," in reference to the clashes that took place between Turkish troops and PKK two days ago that killed 13 soldiers and seven militants.
Clinton indicated the presence of different opinions in a democracy and said "to set up the democratic process must be properly on the owners of these ideas, the owners of the rejection of violence."
And the question of the program is to criticize her for not doing enough to fight the Kurdistan Workers' Clinton replied by saying that "this is not true because our military and intelligence has made significant progress."
The minister said the U.S. says, "We pass on any information to us up to Turkey," pointing to her country classified the PKK as a terrorist organization and said, "I say clearly that we did not support at any time of the PKK and deplore all the time."
Clinton expressed her country's support for the Turkish government's policy on the Kurds, saying that "our support and our respect for the Turkish government continued its policy and support about the Kurdish people in addition we support the democratically elected Iraqi government and Kurdish politics in it."
