Kurdish sources deny Oclan's presence in Damascus

Kurdish sources in Cairo denied the presence of the Kurdish Workers Party's chief, Abdullah Oclan, in Syria, saying that he is currently somewhere in Kurdistan. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi offered support to Syria and Turkey to solve the conflict between them resulting from Turkey's allegation that Syria supports the separatist Kurdish Workers Party.

Iranian Radio reported that the two sides thanked Iran for its efforts and asked Iran to continue to mediate the dispute.