"Jordan is deeply concerned about the situation in that area and calls on all involved parties to avert more violence and resolve this dangerous development through dialogue," government spokesman Nasser Judeh told a news conference.

"We are concerned about the security and stability of Iraq and its neighbours."

The Turkish government has said 12 soldiers and 32 rebels were killed in heavy clashes near the country's tense border with Iraq on Sunday.

Turkey has been threatening to invade northern Iraq to take military action against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bases there.

Ankara says some 3,500 PKK fighters are based in northern Iraq where they are able to obtain weapons and are supported by Iraqi Kurdish leaders, a charge the Iraqi Kurdish administration strongly denies.