TURKISH INCURSION INTO KURDISTAN

Early day motion 1028, tabled 25 February 2008 by David Anderson (Labour). Signed by 19 members.

That this House opposes Turkish military operations in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq; joins the federal Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in urging Turkey to end its violation of Iraqi sovereignty by immediately withdrawing its military forces; deplores the terrorist campaign of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) which does not enjoy any support from the KRG which has taken significant steps to restrict the PKK's ability to act inside the region; notes that Turkey has sought a military solution to the PKK problem for 24 years; believes that the problem can only be solved through dialogue and diplomacy; and encourages all concerned for the political stability of Iraq to support the call for immediate four-party talks between Washington, Ankara, Baghdad and Erbil to solve this issue.

Signatures by party: Labour 14, Conservative 2, Liberal Democrat 1, Scottish National Party 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.