- Title: TURKEY: U.S. DIPLOMAT VOICES FEARS OF LENGTHY CAMPAIGN AGAINST REBEL KURDS
- Date: 12th April 1995
- Summary: ANKARA, TURKEY (APRIL 12, 1995) (RTV - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV PRESS CONFERENCE 0.08 2. SCU UNITED STATES DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE STROBE TALBOTT AT NEWS CONFERENCE COMMENTING ON SITUATION IN NORTHERN IRAQ (ENGLISH) 1.24 TRANSCRIPT SHOT 2, TALBOTT. "TURKEY IS NOW A FRONT LINE LINE STATE IN THE POST COLD-WAR WORLD JUST AS IT WAS IN THE COLD-WA
- Embargoed: 27th April 1995 13:00
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- Location: ANKARA, TURKEY
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- Country: Turkey
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- Story Text: A senior United States (U.S.) diplomat sent to Turkey to voice fears of a lengthy military campaign against rebel Kurds in northern Iraq gave no hint on Wednesday (April 12) that he had extracted a much-sought deadline for a Turkish pullout.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott told a news conference that Prime Minister Tansu Ciller and Foreign Minister Erdal Inonu had again pledged that the push against the Kurds, now in its 24th day, was limited in duration and scope.
But he dodged the question when asked how long Turkish leaders told him the operation would last. U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher said last week he hoped for official notification soon of a date for a withdrawal.
Washington has been publicly more cautious than some European countries in criticising the incursion because of Turkey's key location between the volatile areas of the Caucasus, the Middle East and Balkans.
Western critics of the push against separatist rebels of the Kurdistan Workers party (PKK) -- especially in Europe -- have demanded a swift end to the operation by 32,000 troops, fearing for civilians in the way of the push.
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