Babacan: "Turkey has a positive view on the US withdrawing its troops from Iraq via Turkey"

Foreign Minister Ali Babacan yesterday attended a meeting of NATO and European Union foreign ministers in Brussels. On the sidelines of the meeting, Babacan met with his US and British counterparts Hillary Clinton and David Miliband. On news reports saying the US wants to use Turkish ports and bases to help withdraw its troops from Iraq, Babacan said the US has yet to request any assistance of that kind, but added, "We have a positive view on that subject."