Kurdish rebels ANKARA, OCT 26, SPA -- A high-level Iraqi delegation wasmeeting Friday with Turkish officials to deal with agrowing crisis over Iraq-based Kurdish rebels and avertTurkey's threatened cross-border offensive, reported ap. An Iraqi spokesman said the talks were «going smoothly.»Turkish officials have been frustrated by the failure ofboth U.S. forces in Iraq and Iraqi forces to stop theKurdish attacks, which have claimed 42 lives in Turkey thismonth alone. Next week, a regional summit of foreign ministers will beheld in Istanbul, to discuss Iraq.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/493637