イラクのニュースを見つけた（５）
投稿者： osomakikun 投稿日時： 2003/02/01 22:58 投稿番号： [151837 / 177456]
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Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul told Reuters this week that Turkey would send troops into northern Iraq in the event of a U.S.-led war against Baghdad to protect the Turkmen minority, as well as the Kurds, from a "massacre". What is your reaction?
Our position is clear. We are against regional interference into our internal affairs. About 30 days ago, I met with Prime Minister Abdullah Gul. What he told me, and what I have heard from other military officials, is that Turkey has no designs on Kirkuk and Mosul. Turkey has no ambitions to take over any part of this country. They said they would only interfere upon our request, otherwise they would not take any unilateral action. We consider this a positive position - as far as what we have been told officially.
What would happen to the Ibrahim Khalil trade route after a war, or regime change?
It will be one of the many outlets that Iraq has with regional countries.
But it is a main source of revenue for your administration…
If there is a regime change, and the situation changes for the better, and stability reins, as well as democracy, then we will have our rightful share of oil revenues, from Ibrahim Khalil, as well as other revenues from the country. In such a case, Ibrahim Khalil would only be a small portion of our revenue.
What has been the outcome of your talks with the Iranians?
I had a very successful visit to Iran, and our relations are very good.
How do you gauge the arms inspection reports released by Hans Blix and Mohammed El Baradei on Monday?
My reading of the reports is that they had been worded in such a way that if the United Nations Security Council wanted to consider them as negative, they easily could. And if they wanted to view them as positive, they could also do it. The question is: How will the Security Council choose to evaluate them? This is up to them.
Do you think Baghdad is in breach of Security Council Resolution 1441?
I don't have any concrete information on the matter to judge whether Iraq has violated the resolution. We should rely on the reports of Blix and El Baradei.
Do you believe Saddam Hussain still has a nuclear capability?
In the past, definitely Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. They used it against our people in 1988. Right now, whether they still possess these weapons, I am not in the position to either refute it, or approve it.
Is it necessary to use military action to remove Saddam Hussain?
I don't think Saddam Hussain will step down voluntarily. I don't think he will escape, or leave the country.
What is your vision for a post-Saddam Iraq? Will there be another president, a triumvirate, a presidential council…?
It is not yet known. There is nothing specific planned. The Iraqi people must be given the opportunity to determine their own government. Out of the London conference, there was a paper issued regarding a transitional government. But this is subject to change.
http://www.kdp.info/
Turkish Prime Minister Abdullah Gul told Reuters this week that Turkey would send troops into northern Iraq in the event of a U.S.-led war against Baghdad to protect the Turkmen minority, as well as the Kurds, from a "massacre". What is your reaction?
Our position is clear. We are against regional interference into our internal affairs. About 30 days ago, I met with Prime Minister Abdullah Gul. What he told me, and what I have heard from other military officials, is that Turkey has no designs on Kirkuk and Mosul. Turkey has no ambitions to take over any part of this country. They said they would only interfere upon our request, otherwise they would not take any unilateral action. We consider this a positive position - as far as what we have been told officially.
What would happen to the Ibrahim Khalil trade route after a war, or regime change?
It will be one of the many outlets that Iraq has with regional countries.
But it is a main source of revenue for your administration…
If there is a regime change, and the situation changes for the better, and stability reins, as well as democracy, then we will have our rightful share of oil revenues, from Ibrahim Khalil, as well as other revenues from the country. In such a case, Ibrahim Khalil would only be a small portion of our revenue.
What has been the outcome of your talks with the Iranians?
I had a very successful visit to Iran, and our relations are very good.
How do you gauge the arms inspection reports released by Hans Blix and Mohammed El Baradei on Monday?
My reading of the reports is that they had been worded in such a way that if the United Nations Security Council wanted to consider them as negative, they easily could. And if they wanted to view them as positive, they could also do it. The question is: How will the Security Council choose to evaluate them? This is up to them.
Do you think Baghdad is in breach of Security Council Resolution 1441?
I don't have any concrete information on the matter to judge whether Iraq has violated the resolution. We should rely on the reports of Blix and El Baradei.
Do you believe Saddam Hussain still has a nuclear capability?
In the past, definitely Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. They used it against our people in 1988. Right now, whether they still possess these weapons, I am not in the position to either refute it, or approve it.
Is it necessary to use military action to remove Saddam Hussain?
I don't think Saddam Hussain will step down voluntarily. I don't think he will escape, or leave the country.
What is your vision for a post-Saddam Iraq? Will there be another president, a triumvirate, a presidential council…?
It is not yet known. There is nothing specific planned. The Iraqi people must be given the opportunity to determine their own government. Out of the London conference, there was a paper issued regarding a transitional government. But this is subject to change.
http://www.kdp.info/
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