Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Baghdad for his first visit to neighbouring Iraq.
The visit aims to help security and reconstruction efforts as well as address the thorny cross-border issue of Kurdish rebels, which has strained relations between the two countries. Erdogan was greeted by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and other senior ministers at Baghdad airport. The Turkish leader is accompanied by four ministers, including the foreign and Iraqi forces launch operation in southern city ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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