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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Turkey agrees Kurdish delegation to meet jailed militant leader | Reuters

Turkey agrees Kurdish delegation to meet jailed militant leader

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara February 19, 2013. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

ISTANBUL | Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:29am EST

(Reuters) - The Turkish government approved on Thursday a list of pro-Kurdish politicians to visit jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, a justice ministry official said, a long-awaited step to advance peace talks on ending a 28-year-old insurgency.

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