PKK ceasefire is a chance for peace

2.50.25pm BST (GMT +0100) Fri 29th Sep 2006

Andrew Duff MEP (UK, Lib Dem), Vice-President of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, has welcomed Abdullah Öcalan's call on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to implement a ceasefire.

In a statement today, DUFF said: "This time, the ceasefire must be turned into a lasting reality. The Turkish government and the armed forces must now respond positively and constructively to the changed situation."

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