US joint chiefs chairman Mullen: ”Cooperation with Turkey against the PKK will continue”

US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen yesterday said that intelligence-sharing between the US and Turkey against the terrorist PKK would continue under the Obama administration. At a press conference in Washington, Mullen said, "My relationship with Gen. Basbug and the military-to-military relationship with Turkey has been one that we cherish for many, many decades. And certainly it's been one that we worked very hard on recently, and one that I feel very positive about. And in particular, that focus on intelligence-sharing with respect to what we've done with Turkey … over the better part of the last year, has been very important. And I see no indication that that won't continue.."