Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday held separate telephone conversations with United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, over Wednesday's terrorist attacks in southeast Turkey, Turkish diplomatic sources said, AA reported.
Sources said Davutoglu and Clinton had agreed to speed up bilateral as well as multi-lateral efforts to eradicate PKK's existence in Iraq's north.
Sources said Davutoglu had urged his Iraqi counterpart to take concrete measures against PKK terrorism.
"It is time for action and solid steps, not condemnation," sources quoted Davutoglu as telling Zebari.
PKK terrorists attacked simultaneously several targets in Cukurca and Yuksekova towns of the southeastern province of Hakkari, killing 24 troops and wounding 18 others.
After the attacks, Turkish security forces launched a cross border operation into northern Iraq with ground forces, warplanes and helicopter gunships.