ANKARA
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there were countries which did not want to see an end to PKK terror.
Speaking live on private NTV and Star TV channels, Erdogan stressed that Western countries did not want to solve the problem of PKK terror.
"Germany does not want a solution. France does not want a solution," Erdogan underlined.
"These countries do not help us. Instead, they let terrorist heads live on their territory," Erdogan emphasized.
"The most developed countries of Europe extend support to terror", Erdogan noted.
"Scandinavian countries act as an accessory for PKK terror organization. We ask them for the extradition of PKK terrorists. On one hand, they call PKK a "terrorist organization" within the European Union (EU). On the other hand, they let PKK members walk and live freely on their soil. These terrorists collect money and send millions of euros to the organization. Certain countries close their eyes to the illegal human and drug trafficking by the PKK. We reach no where although we remind these countries about the crimes of PKK. There is no international organization that can help us in this matter," Erdogan indicated.
Touching on Turkey's efforts in counter-terrorism, Prime Minister Erdogan underlined that Turkey's intelligence organization would hold talks with any group in order to solve the problem of terror.
Such groups may be certain elements within the terrorist organization or intelligence organizations of other countries that experienced terror in the past, Erdogan noted.
On Syria, Erdogan stated that he was highly disappointed with Russia.
"While Russia should not have remained silent on the massacre in Syria, they have chosen to be on the side of those committing the massacre," Erdogan stressed.
Asked if Turkey sent arms to the Syrian opposition, Erdogan said that it was out of question for Turkey to send arms and weapons to the Syrian opposition.
"Turkey has sent food, clothing and medicines to the Syrian people. Our most important assistance to the Syrian people were the camps established for them in Turkey," Erdogan underlined.
On the Turkish economy, Erdogan expressed that there would be a hike in the price of natural gas in Turkey at the beginning of October.
"The price of natural gas would go up by 10-15 percent. We do not think about any hike in prices after that," Erdogan said.
Prime Minister Erdogan also said that they were working on a new regulation whereby inmates would be able to spend 24 hours with their spouses in special locations out of prisons.
