Prime Minister Erdogan Arrives In Tajikistan

DUSHANBE - Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan completed his contacts in Kyrgyzstan and came to Tajikistan on Thursday.
Tajik Prime Minister Akil Akilov welcomed Prime Minister Erdogan in an official military ceremony at Dushanbe airport.
When a journalist asked Erdogan if Turkey insisted on sending soldiers to Iraq, Erdogan said that ''this is the demand of the U.S., we have not insisted on it. If necessary we will send soldiers.''
(ÖŞ-AY) 23.10.2003