Thursday, April 4, 2013

Renewed Attempts Toward Peace with Kurdish Minority

Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan has announced plans to form a "group of wise people" to oversee an attempt to reach a peace agreement with the PKK, an armed Kurdish group that seeks an autonomous Kurdish state. This proceeds a request by an imprisoned PKK (Kurdish Workers' Party) leader for the PKK to disarm and leave the state of Turkey. Conflicts with the Kurdish minority have contributed to the list of hindrances against Turkey joining the European Union.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Mar-26/211490-turkey-mulls-wise-people-group-for-kurd-peace-process.ashx#axzz2PGYwpj00

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