Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he discussed with the Iraqi prime minister joint steps the two countries could take against the Kurdish PKK group, welcoming Iraq's designation of them as a banned group.
In a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Baghdad, Erdogan said he had shared his strong belief that the PKK's presence in Iraqi territory would end as soon as possible.
The PKK is designated a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, as well as by Turkey.