| | | | According to the statement from Prime Minister Abdullah Gül’s office, there was no question of parliament voting on the issue before next week.
The US has been pushing Turkey to make a decision on whether it will support a possible military strike against Iraq. This includes the deployment of US troops inside Turkey.
The decision not to send the motion to parliament on Friday was confirmed by Turkish Foreign Minster Yaşar Yakış on Thursday evening. Speaking after a meeting with the Prime Minister and other senior members of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, Yakış said that the motion would not be submitted on Friday and that it was not technically possible to do so.
The Foreign Minister also denied that US Secretary of State Colin Powell had issued an ultimatum to Turkey to make a decision on the question of US troops on Thursday.
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