Beijing, Feb 2, SPA -- Turkey's foreign minister called Wednesdayfor tougher U.S. action against autonomy-seeking Turkish Kurds based in Iraq's north. Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul complained in an interviewthat the mountains of northern Iraq have become a "safehaven for terrorist activities against Turkey." "We hope that the United States will pay good attentionto this and will deal with this problem," said Gul, whowas on a three-day official visit to Beijing. "We areexpecting more." Gul also appealed for unity in Iraq following electionslast weekend for a 275-seat National Assembly and 18provincial legislatures. The assembly will pick a new primeminister. "Before the war, there were three Iraqs _ north, southand center," Gul said. "Now Iraq is united. Our commongoal is to keep Iraq united." "Arabs, Kurds, Turks _ they are the main part of theIraqi population," he said. "We just want them to behappy over there. We don't want them to fight. We don'twant one side to oppress the other side." Gul was to meet Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, ForeignMinister Li Zhaoxing and Commerce Minister Bo Xilai. Gul said he was looking forward to an upcoming visit toTurkey by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. "Consultations are very much important," he said. "Wewill cover all areas." Gul said Turkey was also preparing to argue its case forfull membership in the 25-nation European Union. "There are no priorities," he said. "Everything isimportant."--SPA1414 Local Time 1114 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/236306