Saturday, 31 October 2009Barzani praised Ankara's steps to address Turkey's decades-old Kurdish issue and called for an end to violence. The government recently launched an initiative that is expected to expand freedoms for Turkey's Kurds.
The reforms, which include easing restrictions on Kurdish language and culture, are important for advancing the country's application for membership in the European Union, which wants Ankara to meet the bloc's human rights standards.
"I want to congratulate the prime minister for policies and steps taken for a democratic opening. We support all the steps taken," Barzani said. "God willing, the violence will end as soon as possible, and Turkish and Kurdish youths will shed no more blood," he added.
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Saturday, 31 October 2009
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