Rice in Istanbul

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that the United States considers PKK as a terrorist organization and a common enemy.

"We have agreed with Turkish FM Ali Babacan that effective measures must be taken so that Turkey is not faced with terror attacks in the future," told Rice a press conference in Ankara. In a joint press conference after her tete-a-tete meeting with Ali Babacan, Rice indicated that they discussed the problem in north of Iraq and terrorist organization PKK.

"PKK is a threat to Iraq's stability; and security of both Turkey and the United States," underlined Rice.

"Turkey is an important friend of the U.S.. We are thankful to Turkey for organizing an international conference on Iraq in Istanbul," she noted .

Meanwhile the PKK released 8 turkish prisoners, after they were kidnapped during a PKK attack in Daglica last week.