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Turkish FM meets Iraq's Turkmen leaders
ISTANBUL (A.A) - 27.02.2011 - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday met with leaders of Iraq's Turkmen population from Tal Afar who launched a peace initiative to end a long-standing feud between the city's Shiite and Sunni Turkmen groups.
"The entire Iraq is precious to us. The fate of the Iraqis is the fate of Turkey. We will not let any Iraqi citizen down. The people of Tal Afar should live without knowing who is Shiite and who is Sunni," Davutoglu said.
The Turkish foreign minister said Turkey would use all resources to open a university in Tal Afar, adding that Turkey's development agency would also exert efforts to construct new houses for those Turkmen returning to Tal Afar.
"The people of Tal Afar can return to their homes without any fear. Their returning will bring peace and prosperity to Iraq. Kirkuk is the identity of the Turkmens and Tal Afar is their fortress, which will never surrender," Davutoglu said.
"The entire Iraq is precious to us. The fate of the Iraqis is the fate of Turkey. We will not let any Iraqi citizen down. The people of Tal Afar should live without knowing who is Shiite and who is Sunni," Davutoglu said.
The Turkish foreign minister said Turkey would use all resources to open a university in Tal Afar, adding that Turkey's development agency would also exert efforts to construct new houses for those Turkmen returning to Tal Afar.
"The people of Tal Afar can return to their homes without any fear. Their returning will bring peace and prosperity to Iraq. Kirkuk is the identity of the Turkmens and Tal Afar is their fortress, which will never surrender," Davutoglu said.
