“U.S. emphasized that the announcement was made (by the Turkish side) before the confirmation came from Washington, and objected to the report in terms of method and timing. The General Staff responded, “But you have your signature on it!”…(In the report) both parties accepted that an environment of trust and confidence was lost…It is said that the ropes were not broken but about to be…U.S. accepts that the attitude towards our soldiers was faulty. But Turkey also accepted that Turkish personnel had some covert activities in Northern Iraq (as U.S. officials reported it)…U.S. does not apologize, only says that she regretted. And we accept it. U.S. says, “My warning on the issue that disturbed me, was not faulty; only my method was.” …At the end, Turkey accepts the Northern Iraq policy of the U.S. and scraps her “red lines” once more.”
