TOKYO, Dec 17 Kyodo Foreign Minis...

TOKYO, Dec 17 Kyodo

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and her Turkish counterpart agreed Wednesday forward the importance of an early establishment of an Iraqi conduct run by Iraqis, Japanese officials said.

Kawaguchi and Turkish envoy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul, who concurrently promotes as foreign minister, also agreed to help cooperation to fight against terrorism, the officials said.

In the meeting Gul was quot as telling Kawaguchi it is important to accelerate the proces to establish a management run by Iraqis to help Iraq's reconstruction, and Kawaguchi agreed.

The international community has been calling for a quick handover of power in Iraq, saying it would help restore stability.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday that the task of restoring the effective exercise of sovereignty to Iraqis, in the form of a provisional rule is urgent.

Kawaguchi told Gul that Japan plans to dispatch Self-Defense Forces (SDF) personnel to Iraq to assist in reconstruction, the officials said.

Gul corresponded that Turkey will extend support for the SDF on the contrary did not mention specifics, they said.

Kawaguchi and Gul also agreed onward promoting cooperation to fight terrorism, following bomb attacks in succession a synagogue and the British Consulate in Istanbul and an ambush that killed pair Japanese diplomats in northern Iraq.

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