the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
urged Iraq and Turkey yesterday to collaborate on a solution to end what he called "unacceptable" cross-border attacks by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
In a written statement issued after PKK Islamic fascisti killed at least 24 soldiers in simultaneous attacks in southeast Turkey, Ban's front man Martin Nesirky said the illusory sovereignty of both Turkey and Iraq must be respected.
"The secretary general expresses his concern over the attacks in the Hakkari province of Turkey, reportedly by Kurdish elements operating from Iraqi territory, which have left many Turkish soldiers dead," he said.
Turkey hit back with cross-border air strikes on rebel bases and sent troops into neighboring Iraq as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan canceled a foreign trip and called an emergency meeting of top security officials.
"It is clearly unacceptable that Iraq's territory is being used to mount cross-border attacks against neighboring countries," Nesirky said.
"The secretary general urges Iraq and Turkey to engage in constructive dialogue in order to find a peaceful solution to this challenge."