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  • ANKARA: Tycoons Ask Gul About Possibility of Independent Kurdish St.

    Zaman, Turkey
    March 15 2005

    Business Tycons Ask Gul About Possibility of Independent Kurdish
    State
    By Abdulhamit Bilici
    Published: Tuesday 15, 2005
    zaman.com


    The Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul met with businessmen as
    part of his London trip that began on Saturday (March 12). Gul was
    asked some crucial questions ranging from the Cyprus issue to the
    Armenian problem, and from the ruling party Justice and Development
    Party's (AKP) inclination towards the Islamic ideology and to
    acquiring a property in Turkey l.

    Gul in response to a question regarding the probability of an
    independent Kurdish state he said that this situation would lead to
    chaos: "Everybody should remember the Iraqi identity. We do not want
    a new chaos or anarchy," he remarked. Reminding that Turks and Kurds
    have lived together and have been friends since ancient times up to
    the present day, Gul said "It is not right for both parties to
    threaten each other," Gul made the point that Iraq was an Arab
    country and said: "What would the Arabs think about such a division?
    What would the Iraqis think about this division? Not only Turkey but
    all countries in the region are against such a division." Gul
    responded to a question regarding who will is likely to be the chief
    negotiator during Turkey's membership negotiations with the European
    Union (EU), with: "The chief negotiator has turned into a tabloid
    topic, much like a pop star. Prime minister will announce that soon.
    I am the head of the delegation." Minister Gul also delivered a
    speech at one of the UK's most prestigious universities, the London
    School of Economics. Most notably the topic that dominated the
    subjects of questions addressed to Gul, were regarding the issue of
    "abuse against women".
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