Turkey/Peacetrain: UPI is innocent

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From: Press Agency Ozgurluk <ozgurluk at xs4all.nl>


Friday August 22 11:49 AM EDT 

Turkey to stop Kurdish peace train

ANKARA, Aug 22 (UPI) _ Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz says the planned
``peace train'' trip across Europe to call for an end to the Kurdish
conflict would not be allowed to cross Turkish borders.

The train was due to leave Brussels next Tuesday to travel through
Europe and Turkey. It was to travel to the southeastern city of
Diyarbakir some 400 miles (640 km) southeast of Ankara.

The Anatolian News Agency quoted Yilmaz as saying, ``If the train is
able to start its way it would not be allowed to enter the border
(into Turkey).''

Yilmaz said the Foreign Ministry is conveying Turkey's message to
relevant countries regarding the issue.

Ankara considers the peace train campaign ``as an initiative linked to
the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party.''

The agency said the peace train is organized by the German-based human
rights organization Der Appell von Honnover, in an effort to draw
world's attention to the Kurdish conflict.

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