The Iraqi government has summoned Ankara’s envoy to Baghdad in protest to a recent visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to the disputed Iraqi city of Kirkuk.
Turkey’s foreign minister travelled to Kirkuk on Thursday while on a visit to Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry says Ankara must have informed it ahead of the visit. Iraq has warned that Turkey should be ready for "the results of this action" and its potential "negative effects on relations between the two countries."
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