Two senior U.S. officials promised Saturday that they would convey to Iraq Turkey's unease over Kurdish rebels in the north but they also expressed concern over the possibility of a Turkish military offensive in the region.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Saturday she had urged Turkey to refrain from any major military operation in northern Iraq.
The United States sent two top government officials to Turkey Saturday to try to cool a diplomatic row sparked by a US congressional vote labelling the mass killings of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
Two top US government officials arrived in Turkey on Saturday to try to cool a diplomatic row sparked by a US congressional vote labelling the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks an act of genocide.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Saturday she had urged Turkey to refrain from any major military operation in northern Iraq as tensions grew between the two NATO allies.
Acknowledging "a difficult time" in relations with Turkey, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday appealed to the U.S. ally for restraint against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq and in reaction to a genocide resolution in the U.S. Congress.
Two top U.S. officials flew to Ankara on Saturday after a worsening of ties between the NATO allies and fears Turkey will launch a military incursion into northern Iraq to crush Kurdish rebels, diplomats said.
Condoleezza Rice urged Turkey to show restraint in its response to attacks from Kurdish rebels, as U.S. officials expressed regret over a congressional resolution labeling WWI-era Armenian killings a genocide.
U.S. military planners quietly have stepped up a review of alternatives in case the Turkish government restricts U.S. access to Turkish airspace or cuts off access to the air base at Incirlik, Turkey, CNN has learned.
US envoys travel to Turkey to tackle disputes between the two allies and tensions on the Turkish-Iraq border.