"EU urges new approach for southeast
The New Anatolian / Brussels and Ankara
The European Union is set to urge the Turkish government on Monday to develop a comprehensive new approach towards its lagging and mostly Kurdish-populated southeast with a view to reduce regional disparities and improve economic, social and cultural opportunities.
EU members agreed on late Thursday on a 32-page common position paper for Monday's Association Council meeting, the highest institutional body regulating Customs Union and relations between EU and Turkey. "
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