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Article: Ankara moves to throttle media's access to Kurds
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 13, 1994
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TURKEY has clamped restrictions on foreigners travelling to
Kurdish regions of northern Iraq, fleshing out a new hardline
policy. The tone adopted by the Foreign Minister, Mumtaz Soysal,
has raised diplomatic eyebrows about the extent of Ankara's recent
rapprochement with Baghdad.
Mr Soysal took office six weeks ago and is outspoken in his
sympathy for Iraq and his opposition to the United Nations embargo.
He quickly attacked anti-Turkish foreigners in northern Iraq and
now tourists, aid workers and reporters need advance permission
from Ankara to cross the border.
American diplomats in Ankara say they are interested enough in
"an accumulation of issues" to put Iraq on top of the agenda of ...