Gul Denies Allegations Saying Turkey Would Withdraw From Northern Iraq

ANKARA - Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Friday, ''allegations saying that Turkey and the United States have reached consensus on gradual withdrawal of Turkish soldiers from northern Iraq are totally baseless.''
Responding questions of journalists about such allegations, Gul said that these allegations were nothing but rumors.
(UK-AÖ) 18.07.2003