PM Yıldırım: Military Has Been in Iraq for a Long Time

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In response to Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s statement that “Turkey’s soldiers should not think they are having a picnic”, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said “Soldiers don’t have picnic, they carry out their duty”.

PM Yıldırım had said yesterday (October 6) that “Turkish presence will continue to remain there no matter what Iraqi government tells”.

Remarking that Iraq’s statements were “provocative and dangerous”, Yıldırım said that Turkish troops have been there for a long time and they are there to bring peace to the region.

“Anyone can convene the UN”

“There is no need to get into these discussions in haste. Why does Iraq make these statements? We will tell the reason of it when the time comes.

“Anyone can convene the UN. 196 countries are coerced to whatever the five permanent members dictate.

“For this reason, reliability of the UN is being questioned day by day. The UN needs a re-formation”. 

Lastly Iraq had brought the dispute to the agenda of the United Nations Security Council. (AS/TK)