Iraq Bans Kurdish Political Party

Kuna site|Story page|Iraq informs Turkey on banning PKK ...8/12/2006

BAGHDAD, Aug 12 (KUNA) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maleki has informed his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan that the government decided to shut down all offices and halt activities of the Kurdish sepratist movement, the Workers Party of Kurdistan (the PKK).

Al-Maleki also discussed with Erdogan means of boosting bilateral relations
between the two neighboring countries, according to a statement released by
the premiership bureau.

The statement said the prime minister informed his counterpart about the
government decision to close the offices of the PKK and ban all forms of its
activities.