Kurdistan Parliament in Exile holds

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Ozgur Politika    13 July-18 July 1996    Weekly Bulletin

Kurdistan Partliament in Exile holds its 5th General Assembly in Rome

The 5th General Assembly of the KPE has begun in Rome. The Italian 
Parliament's decision to allow the KPE to hold its assembly was followed 
by an official request by Turkey to the Italian PM Romano Prodi demanding 
that the assembly be banned. Italian parties and press reacted to this by 
accusing Turkey of interfering in Italy's internal affairs and the Italian
government intervened, taking responsibility for the assembly away from 
the Rome municipality and providing a hall at the Ergife Palace Hotel. The
Italian government also cancelled bookings made a two hotels and rented a 
luxury hotel for the members of the KPE. At the opening session of the 
General Assembly KPE chair Yashar Kaya said that the holding of the 5th 
Assembly in Rome had been archieved despite the efforts of the Turkish 
government and that this was a victory for them. Mr. Kaya explained that 
efforts had been made to prevent their recent General assemblies in Vienna
and Moscow, where the Turkish foreign minister's letter had been thrown in
the litter bin. Yashar Kaya called for national unity and warned certain 
circles regarding meetings organised by Turkey in France and Zwitzerland.

16 July 1996


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