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Iraqi deputy calls on Turkey not to support US strikes

(1 Oct 2002) 1. Exterior, building 2. Car pulls up, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz gets out 3. Aziz walking into building 4. Aziz greeting Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit 5. Wide shot, delegates round table 6. Various, meeting between Aziz and Ecevit 7. Aziz exiting building 8. Cutaway, photographers 9. Aziz with media 10. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Tariq Aziz, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister: "We have had a full discussion regarding the American threat, and we are convinced, in Baghdad and Ankara, that those threats would harm Baghdad and Ankara at the same time." 11. Mid shot, Aziz 12. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Tariq Aziz, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister: "(Q: If Turkey allowed the American jets to use your base, would you consider Turkey as a friend any more?) Of course not." 13. Cutaway, cameras 14. Aziz getting into car 15. Car driving away STORYLINE: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz said on Tuesday his country would no longer consider Turkey as a friend if it allows the United States to use its bases for strikes against his country. Aziz was speaking to reporters after meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit at the start of talks in Ankara to seek Turkish support against possible military action against Iraq. Asked if Turkey could still be considered a friend of Iraq if it offered this support to the possible US attack, Aziz replied "absolutely not." Aziz's visit came a day after a top US diplomat held talks to allay Turkish concerns over military strikes on Iraq. Turkish support is essential for the United States, which could use a southern Turkish base for air raids in Iraq. Aziz said it was against Turkey's interests to help the United States. Turkey's southern Incirlik air base served as a staging point for strikes on Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War. This time round, Turkey is extremely reluctant to support military action against Iraq. Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said Washington appeared to be intent on military action on Iraq, even if Baghdad complies with UN conditions. The visit comes as UN weapons inspectors in Vienna, Austria, are pressing an Iraqi delegation for free access to all sites where Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein may be concealing weapons of mass destruction. Aziz said the Iraqi delegation in Vienna was under instructions to "cooperate fully" with the inspectors to prove that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...