Premier Erdogan Says If Deemed Truly Necessarry, A Buffer Zone Could Be Created In North Of Iraq

ANKARA - Turkey`s Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday, if deemed "truly necessary", a buffer zone in north of Iraq could be created as a counter measure against terror attacks from this territory.
Erdogan told a joint press conference with Czech PM Marek Topolanek that they would assess the recent suggestion of the opposition parties for the creation of a military buffer zone in North of Iraq, with the military.
Accusing the opposition parties of not knowing the terrain in the border, Erdogan pointed out that Turkey-Iraqi border was enormously long, but did not rule out the buffer zone option.
"Turkish Armed Forces which is assigned with this task (fighting terrorists) can make the best assessment on the issue: on which spots can buffer zones be created, or whether it is possible to create a buffer zone along the entire border," said Erdogan.
Erdogan said if they deemed necessary and useful in preventing terrorists attacks, they would not hesitate to take a decision to form a buffer zone.
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