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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Turkish officials confirm talks with Kurdish rebel leader - The National Newspaper

"Turkish officials confirm talks with Kurdish rebel leader

Thomas Seibert, Foreign Correspondent

* Last Updated: August 25. 2010 10:36PM UAE / August 25. 2010 6:36PM GMT

ISTANBUL // Breaking a long-held taboo, the Turkish leadership has confirmed for the first time that officials have been talking to Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed Kurdish rebel leader and Turkey’s public enemy number one, in an effort to find ways to end a conflict that has cost tens of thousands of lives since 1984."

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