Turkey's cabinet will hold a special meeting today to discuss a second motion on supporting United States military action against Iraq, Deputy Prime Minister Abdullatif Sener said.
He was speaking after a meeting between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul and other ministers to discuss the imminent threat of a US-led war on neighbouring Iraq.
On March 1st, the Turkish parliament narrowly turned down a US request to deploy 62,000 soldiers in the country to invade Iraq from the north.
Washington had since stepped up pressure on Ankara to call a second vote or at least allow overflights by US planes.
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