Milliyet: Turkey for a Swiss system in Iraq

The Turkish daily Milliyet said yesterday that Turkey stands deliberately against the foundation of a Kurdish state in Northern Iraq and wants the application of the Switzerland government-type federation system in Iraq in a way that the Turkmans and the Kurds will have Cantons that belong to the central administration in Baghdad and therefore avoiding the partition of Iraq.

In its commentary, the paper said that the Turkish government and the foreign ministry support this plan and the USA which is in need for the Turkish support in a military action against Iraq should take into account the Turkish suggestions relating to the future of Iraq. The paper stressed that "Turkey is not a "Banana republic" to comply with Washington's attempts aiming at imposing its instructions on Ankara.