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    KURDISH PARTY LEADER MEETS ARMENIAN JOURNALISTS

    news.am
    May 31, 2012 | 00:04

    ANKARA. - Hasip Kaplan, vice president of Peace and Democracy Party's
    parliamentary group, which is the only Kurdish Party in the Turkish
    Parliament, met with a group of Armenian and Turkish reporters.

    As the correspondent of Armenian News-NEWS.am reports from Ankara,
    Kaplan announced that there used to be an Armenian village near
    his own village. But because of clashes between the armed Kurds and
    Turkish security forces in the 90's the Armenians had to leave.

    "Erdogan's Justice and Development Party has majority in the
    parliament. It took the judicial system in its own hands. The party
    has turned into a nationalist and fascist party," Kaplan said.

    Commenting on an Armenian reporter's question what sense it made to
    be in the parliament if they cannot affect the legislation Kaplan
    said that they have broken several taboos in the Turkish Parliament
    speaking about forbidden issues, for example the Armenian Question.

    Commenting on the notion that Turkey has registered democratic progress
    as ten years ago a Kurdish MP would not be able to talk to Armenian
    reporters in the Turkish Parliament Kaplan said: "10 years ago we
    would talk in calmer conditions. Nothing has changed in Turkey."

    Months ago Kaplan was involved in an incident which was on the front
    pages of the Turkish media for a long time. Hasip Kaplan not being
    able to stand the insult of ruling Justice and Development Party
    member broke a glass of water on the parliament tribune and threw
    the glass pieces on the ruling party MP sitting in front of him.

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