Erdogan: "We don't have any problems with Baghdad over the fight against the terrrorist PKK"

Turkey doesn't have the slightest problem with the Iraqi central government over the fight against the terrorist PKK, said Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday in the wake of his Wednesday meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Speaking to reporters, Erdogan stated that there was a consensus on measures needed against the terrorist group. Asked whether any concrete steps on making the PKK lay down its arms had been taken at the meeting, Erdogan stressed that the Iraqi government isn't involved with that aspect of the issue. "We discussed investment in fields such as energy, education, and infrastructure," he added.