"Dec 21, 2004 — ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan urged President Bush to act against Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq during a telephone call on Tuesday, Turkish officials said.
Erdogan also told Bush the European Union's historic decision last week to start accession talks with Turkey would strengthen ties between the Muslim nation and its NATO partner Washington, the officials at the prime minister's office added."
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