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    PM TO PUSH MERKEL ON PKK IN GERMANY

    Hurriyet
    Oct 31 2012
    Turkey

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will again inform
    Chancellor Angela Merkel about the activities of the outlawed Kurdistan
    Workers' Party (PKK) in Germany during their meeting today.

    "Germany has a key place in the terrorist organization's structure
    in Europe. There are so many different affiliations of the terror
    organization under different names. They have financial resources
    and send money to the terror organization," Erdogan told reporters
    at a press conference before he departed for Berlin yesterday.

    Erdogan is set to open Turkey's new embassy in the German capital
    and will also meet with nongovernmental organizations.

    Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and European Union Minister Egemen
    BagıÅ~_ will both accompany Erdogan.

    Erdogan said he had previously given Merkel documents about these
    affiliated groups' activities, and the chancellor had informed him
    that there were some 4,000 court cases against these associations.

    Erdogan said it was easy for the terror organization to meet and
    continue its illegal acts in Germany. "I will find the chance to
    share this with the chancellor."

    Erdogan will also bring up the issue of visa liberalization for Turks.

    "While there have been positive developments with regard to the visa
    issue, there is still no visa exemption for Turks, even though this
    has been granted to some countries that have nothing to do with the
    European Union," Erdogan said, referring to the EU's move toward
    visa-free travel for Armenians.

    Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Erdogan and Chancellor Angela
    Merkel will also talk about Turkey's EU accession process.

    Turkey and Germany will celebrate their 250th year of diplomatic
    relations in 2013. Germany is home to nearly 3 million Turks, and
    the two countries share 32 billion euros in trade volume.

    October/31/2012

    http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/pm-to-push-merkel-on-pkk-in-germany.aspx?pageID=238&nID=33610&NewsCatID=338

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