"Turkey debates Kurdish reforms favoured by EU
10 Nov 2009 17:55:11 GMT
Source: Reuters
* Boost to Kurd minority rights could help Turkey's EU bid
* Opposition condemns proposal
* Erdogan to address parliament on Thursday
By Selcuk Gokoluk
ANKARA, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament began talks on Tuesday on improving Kurdish minority rights, a move which could support Ankara's European Union bid and which the government says will help end a 25-year separatist insurgency."
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