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Asked about the Government’s views on the issues relating to the Turkish/Iraq border, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman told the assembled press that a statement had been made by the Foreign Secretary condemning the attacks by the PKK and sending the deepest condolences to the families of the victims.

The PMS went on to say that the Government’s general position was that the PKK was clearly trying to undermine the Turkish Government’s efforts to improve the situation of people in the South-East of the country and to provoke conflict between Turkey and Iraq and damage regional stability. Turkey’s allies, including the UK, admired the resilience shown in seeking to resolve the issue of Iraqi territory being used to support these attacks. The Government encouraged the Turkish Government to continue to seek a solution through dialogue with the Iraqi Government. The Government supported the continuation of those efforts and urged the Iraqi Government, with the support of the Kurdish regional Government, to take the necessary steps to prevent the use of Iraqi territory for these purposes.

Asked what the origin of the Prime Minister’s meeting with Prime Minister Erdogan was, the PMS said that it had been in the Prime Minister’s diary for some time and it was not related to recent events.

Asked if the Prime Minister would specifically tell Prime Minister Erdogan not to indulge in any incursion or invasion of Northern Iraq, the PMS replied that the Government’s position was to encourage the Turkish Government to continue to seek a solution through dialogue with the Iraqi Government. Pressed on military involvement by Turkey across the border, the PMS said the Government admired the resilience that Turkey had shown in seeking to resolve the issues of Iraqi territory and it encouraged the Turkish Government to continue to seek a solution through dialogue with the Iraqi Government.

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