ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister AhmetDavutoglu sent a letter to Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi late Sunday, promising not to "deploy more troops to Bashika until your concerns about the matter are eased."

In the letter, Davutoglu informed his Iraqi counterpart about the military training program in progress in Bashika, duties and activities of Turkish soldiers and current developments about the matter, the prime ministery's office said in a statement.

Davutoglu said that Turkey is committed to the integrity and sovereignty of Iraq and that "Turkey will not take a step against this principle."

He said Ankara will continue to support Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization.

"We want to further and deepen our coordination with the Iraqi government in the fight against terror," he said.

On Saturday, Iraq summoned the Turkish ambassador to demand an immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops from the IS-controlled city of Mosul.

Earlier, Iraqi President FuadMasoum rejected the Turkish move as a violation of international law and Iraqi sovereignty. (Xinhua)