Iraqi Hakim: "Even Kurdish groups in Iraq have recognized the PKK as terrorist"

Iraqi State Minister for National Dialogue Akram al-Hakim, acting as the special envoy of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, yesterday met with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as part of regional visits including Iran, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates. Afterwards, Hakim told reporters that he had confirmed for Turkish officials that Iraq has recognized the PKK as a terrorist group. He added that Kurdish groups in Iraq also recognize this.