"Turkey's Kurd rebels reject appeal to lay down arms
16 Jun 2005 16:15:53 GMT
Source: Reuters
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, June 16 (Reuters) - A leading member of Turkey's banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was quoted on Thursday as rejecting an appeal from leading Turkish intellectuals for the rebel organisation to lay down its arms.
A group of 100 intellectuals including best-selling novelist Orhan Pamuk issued a statement on Wednesday demanding the PKK halt all violence 'without preconditions' and urging Ankara to seek a lasting peace in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey."
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