Tokom svoje posjete Vašingtonu prošle sedmice, Buyukanit je izjavio da dvije stranke -- stranka Massouda Barzanija, lidera kurdske regionalne vlade u Iraku i iračkog predsjednika Jalala Talabanija -- podržavaju pobunjenike na sjeveru Iraka i da je granica između tog regiona i Turske potpuno bez kontrole.
During a visit to Washington last week, Buyukanit said two parties -- those of Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdish regional government in Iraq, and of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani -- were supporting the rebels in northern Iraq and that the border between that region and Turkey is completely unguarded.