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MEPS's letter threatens to halt Turkey's
negotiations
6.4.2006
Published: April 6, 2006
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A group of member of the
European Parliament yesterday sent a hostile letter
to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The letter, which blames Turkey’s state and military
for the recent unrest, threatens to suspend Turkey’s
negotiations with the European Union.
The letter said: "We state solemnly that there’s no
military solution to the ‘Kurdish question’ and that
the search for a political, nonviolent and
negotiated solution to the problems of the region is
necessary; bear in mind that for us, the recognition
of the Kurdish population’s right to exercise their
fundamental rights is a condition for the accession
of Turkey to the EU."
Kurdish issue sparks debate at EP
European parliamentarians’ attempt to introduce
debate of the Kurdish issue during a meeting slated
for May in Ankara drew a strong reaction from
Turkish lawmakers.
The Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Committee convened
on Tuesday in Strasbourg to determine the agenda of
its upcoming meeting in Ankara. Turkish
parliamentarians said they were against the
inclusion at the coming meeting of an agenda item on
developments in southeastern Turkey and Kurds’
rights.
"If you insist on this item, we want to open to
debate on the rights of Turks in Europe, especially
in Germany," said the Turkish parliamentarians,
including Onur Oymen and Sukru Elekdag from the main
opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and Aydin
Dumanlioglu from the ruling Justice and Development
Party (AKP).
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