U.S. Department of State denied the claims that the United States is providing arms to PKK terrorist organization.

In daily press briefing, U.S. Department of State spokesperson Sean McCormack said that U.S. officials were holding talks with Iraqi Kurds regarding the fight against PKK terrorist organization.

When asked "what kind of pressure is the U.S. government putting on Iraqi Kurds in terms of the crackdown on PKK?", McCormack said, "it is a matter of concern to us in as much as this gets to an issue of fighting terrorism in Iraq, as well as an issue that has created very real tension between Turkey and Iraq to neighbors. That situation isn't going to change, so we believe it is in both countries' interest to cooperate in fighting this terrorist group."

"I can't tell you the last time we were in touch with Kurdish officials. I think most recently U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte had a discussion with Kurdish officials to talk to them about this; I think this is within the past week or ten days. And at the Embassy level, it's an issue that consumes quite a bit of their effort," said McCormack.

When recalled about the reports claiming that the United States is providing arms to PKK terrorist organization, McCormack said, "such reports would have no basis in fact."

Reaction to Turkey-Iran gas deal

Meanwhile McCormack also commented on the gas deal between Turkey and Iran saying it is a preliminary agreement and nothing is final at this point.

"Nothing is final at this point. It's going to be up to the Turkish Government, Turkish entities to decide whether or not they want to do business with Iran at this point in time. If you ask our opinion, do we think it is the right moment to be making investments in the Iranian oil and gas sector, no, we don't think so," he said in response to a question.

"And our laws quite clearly state where our views are and we, as a matter of policy, have stated quite clearly that we don't think that now is the time to be making such investments in that particular sector. Iran hasn't necessarily proved itself to be the most reliable partner in this regard, but again, it's a preliminary agreement and we'll see if it goes anywhere," he added.