Erdogan renews Turkey's rejection for an ethnic rule in Iraq

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday renewed his country's rejection to any future religious or ethnic regime in Iraq.

Erdogan was quoted Saturday by Turkish TV stations as saying that a federalism in Iraq based on religious or ethnic foundations would not be in the benefit of the country. The Turkish premier was speaking to reporters prior to heading for Saudi Arabia to participate in an economic symposium in the Kingdom.