Turkey's Positive Approach Towards Training Iraqi Security Forces

ISTANBUL - Turkey is approaching positively towards training Iraqi police, sources said on Monday.
NATO members have offered assistance to Iraq for the training of its security forces during the ongoing heads of state and government summit in Istanbul while whether this training will be carried out in Iraq or in another country is not clear yet.
Turkish diplomatic sources quoted NATO members as saying at the ongoing sessions of the summit that Iraqi security forces could be trained both in Iraq and in another country.
''Turkey's approach is positive towards training Iraqi police as a NATO member in case the Alliance makes such a decision'', diplomatic sources say, adding that Turkey may train Iraqi police forces in its territory, and not the Iraqi troops.
(BRC-ULG) 28.06.2004