Iraq: Maliki, Erdogan and the situation in northern Iraqnote

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan is said to have promised his Iraqi counterpart Nouri Al-Maliki during their meeting on 28/3/11 in Baghdad that Turkey would by no means allow the situation in northern Iraq to deteriorate. The following 337-word report sheds light on the Turkish-Iraqi cooperation to keep the situation in northern Iraq under control. It also tells what about the Turkish investments in the oil sector in Iraq.