"Turkish Premier Bids to End Long Conflict
Erdogan Meets Kurd Leader, Decries 'Blood and Killing'
By NICHOLAS BIRCH
ISTANBUL -- Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey met the leader of the country's main Kurdish party Wednesday, signaling a new drive to end a 25-year conflict that has hobbled Turkey's status as a rising regional power and slowed its efforts to join the European Union."
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