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ANKARA - Gen. Peter Pace, the Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, has indicated that Turkey should be patient about fight against terrorist organization PKK in Iraq.
Speaking on private TV channel NTV, Pace said that they knew there were armed PKK members in Iraq, and an effective fight against terrorist organization PKK needed a much more strong Iraqi state. Pace underlined that the United States aimed to train Iraqi security forces first.
Noting that attacks were continuing in Iraq and terrorists were trying to prevent efforts for formation of the government, and he considered that those attempts would not yield any result and there would not be civil war in Iraq.
Gen. Pace stressed that the United States was in favor of a united Iraq.
In regard to Iran, Gen. Pace noted that his country did not consider a military operation (against Iran), adding that it would maintain its diplomatic efforts on this matter.