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Turkey: Kurdish Conflict

Volume 572: debated on Thursday 23 May 1996

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asked Her Majesty's Government:What is their response to the resolution of the European Parliament calling for a negotiated settlement to the armed conflict in the traditional Kurdish regions of Turkey.

We condemn terrorism wherever it occurs and support the Turkish Government in its refusal to negotiate with terrorists. But we fully support the need for a multifaceted approach to the Kurdish question in the south east which does not rely purely on military means.