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To: JustTradeEm who wrote (89090)	4/2/2003 8:14:20 AM
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>>U.S., Turkey agree on supplies for N.Iraq troops Reuters \| 4/02/03 ANKARA, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Wednesday he had agreed with NATO ally Turkey on a basis for shipping supplies for U.S. forces in northern Iraq through the country. Powell, visiting Turkey to repair damage to relations done by Ankara's refusal to allow U.S. troops to attack Iraq from Turkey, said U.S. troops airlifted into Kurdish northern Iraq had stabilised the situation there and there was no cause for Turkey to send its troops into the region. The United States fears any deployment of fresh Turkish troops could lead to conflict with local Kurdish groups and disrupt the U.S. war effort. But Powell said Washington was now looking for help in supplying its forces in northern Iraq, estimated at a few thousand lightly-armed men. "We have solved all the outstanding issues with respect to providing supplies through Turkey to those units that are doing such a wonderful job in northern Iraq to keep the situation in northern Iraq stable," Powell said at a news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul. Gul said there was no need for a new parliamentary resolution to support the measures discussed with Powell. Turkish opposition to the war on Iraq is strong and the ruling Justice and Development Party could face another parliamentary rebellion if it tries to win authority from the assembly. Turkey's parliament voted on March 1 against a government motion to allow 62,000 U.S. troops to deploy here. Powell said the small U.S. force deployed inside northern Iraq had brought the stability needed to allay many of Turkey's fears for the region and head off the need for a Turkish incursion. Turkey had warned it was ready to step into northern Iraq, fearing a refugee influx and "terrorism" from Turkish Kurd rebels based there. Ankara is also worried Iraqi Kurds may try to make a bid for independence, something the Kurds and their U.S. allies say is out of the question.<< story.news.yahoo.com 04/02/03 07:30 ET >>Turkey to let US resupply forces in Iraq via its territory: Powell ANKARA (AFP) - The Turkish government has agreed to let the United States use its territory to resupply US forces in neighbouring Iraq (news - web sites), US Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) revealed. "We have solved all the outstanding issues with respect to providing supplies through Turkey to those units" in northern Iraq, Powell said Wednesday at a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul. << story.news.yahoo.com