U.S. President George W. Bush met with his visiting Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul in the White House on Tuesday and both vowed to keep working together to confront the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
"The United States, along with Turkey, are confronting these folks, and we will continue to confront them for the sake of peace," Bush said after his talks with Gul.
"We deal with common problems. One such problem is our continuing fight against a common enemy, and that's terrorists. And such a common enemy is the PKK. It's an enemy to Turkey, it's an enemy to Iraq, it's an enemy to people who want to live in peace," Bush said.
For his part, Gul said, "We have once again underlined the importance of our cooperation in fighting against the PKK, and I would like to thank the president for his determination in this regard."
The United States has said the PKK is a threat to Turkey, Iraq and the United States, and has voiced support for Turkey to launch attacks on PKK targets in northern Iraq since Dec. 16.
Gul took office as Turkey's president in August.
After his talks with Gul, Bush will embark his visit to the Middle East later Tuesday to promote the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and contain Iran's influence in the region.
Source:Xinhua
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