Kurdish issue spreads regionally

Rome, 4 Sept. (AKI) - The main Kurdish militant movement, the Kongra-Gel has been making overtures to the United States in the hope of winning Washington's support in persuading the Turkish government to start negotiations, but the strategy does not appear to be bearing fruit. Still, the growing autonomy of Iraq's Kurdistan province coupled with American intentions to spread democracy throughout the Middle East region means calls for minority ethnic rights to be recognised can no longer be ignored, Kurdish activists say.

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