Ankara- The Turkish government submitted on Wednesday a motion extending the mandate to launch cross-border military operations into north of Iraq for another year.
The motion allows the government to stage cross-border operations to eradicate terrorism threat and attacks against Turkey from north of Iraq.
The mandate will be extended for another year as of October 17, 2010.
"Terrorist attacks and open threat of terrorist organization PKK groups sheltering in north of Iraq still continue against Turkish nation's peace and security, and Turkey's national unity, security and territorial integrity," the motion said.
The motion defined Iraq as a friend and brother country, and underlined the great importance Turkey attached to Iraq's territorial integrity, national unity and stability.
"Turkey successfully carries out military activities, and at the same time continues its political and diplomatic initiatives and warnings to end the presence of PKK terrorists in the north of Iraq and the terrorist attacks against Turkey," the motion also said.
The motion was first brought up to parliament in 2007, and has been extended for two times, in 2008 and 2009, since then.