Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said Turkey and Iraq follow the same approach towards all terrorist groups in the region on Thursday.
“Turkey will continue to provide all kinds of support to Iraq in the fight against terrorist groups in the region. The two countries share the same approach against those groups, including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),” Davutoğlu added.
Addressing a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday, Davutoğlu said Turkey’s main agenda is security and reiterated Turkey’s support for the territorial integrity of Iraq.
When asked about the claims that foreign fighters flow into Syria and Iraq via Turkey, Davutoğlu said Turkey is against this.
“There shouldn’t be any fighters in Syria and Iraq except their own citizens. Turkey is ready to cooperate against foreign fighters,” Davutoğlu added.
Speaking at the press conference, the Iraqi prime minister praised Turkey’s efforts in training Iraqi forces.
Abadi is visiting Turkey on Dec. 25-26 to meet senior Turkish officials and attend the Turkey-Iraq High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting.