Obama calls Erdogan to withdraw troops from Iraq

US President Barack Obama in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged his interlocutor to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Iraq and the efforts to de-escalate tensions, including the withdrawal of troops from that country.

"The president has had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the current dispute between Turkey and Iraq, because of the entry of the Turkish troops into northern Iraq. The President has called on Erdogan to take further measures to de-escalate tensions in relations with Iraq, including through withdrawal of the Turkish troops ", RIA Novosti quotes the message of the White House.