Erdogan: Turkey, US and Iraq could carry out an operation against terrorist organization

ANKARA - "Turkey, the United States and Iraq could carry out an operation against the separatist terrorist organization in northern Iraq," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
In a televised interview with the private NTV News Channel, Prime Minister Erdogan said, "our expectations about terrorism is clear. We want all acts of the terrorist organization to come to an end. We expect the United States and Iraq to eradicate the terrorist organization`s camps in northern Iraq. We have already informed them on our expectations."
"When the United States says that they do not consider a unilateral operation right, this could mean that we can carry out an operation altogether. The third party here is Iraq. Turkey, the United States and Iraq could carry out an operation against the separatist terrorist organization in northern Iraq. We established the coordination mechanism for this," he said.
Upon a question about violation of Turkish air space by U.S. war planes on May 24th, Prime Minister Erdogan said, "Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs handed over a note to the United States earlier in the day. This note was a warning that such an event should not happen again."
Asked whether Turkey assured the United States not to carry out an operation against the terrorist organization PKK, Prime Minister Erdogan said, "we cannot make any concessions to this end."
Prime Minister Erdogan also denied claims that there was a difference of opinion between the government and the General Staff over Turkey`s policy on northern Iraq.