Iraqi military chief meets Turkish top soldier in Ankara

September 23 2017 18:28:33

Iraqi military chief meets Turkish top soldier in Ankara

ANKARA

Iraqi military chief arrived in Ankara on Sept. 23 to meet Turkish Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Iraqi Army Chief of Staff Gen. Othman al-Ghanimi and Gen. Akar held their meeting at General Staff headquarters in Ankara.

They discussed the "illegitimate" Iraqi Kurdish referendum and stressed the importance of maintaining Iraq's territorial integrity, the Turkish military said in a statement.

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