Demonstrations in EU summit
NIC2000120803-8 DECEMBER 2000 - NICE, FRANCE: Supporters of Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed Kurdish rebel leader demonstrate to demand his release. Peaceful demonstrations continued as the EU summiit entered its second day. rw/rs/Renga Subbiah. UPI
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Efforts to solve the crisis with the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party are commendable, U.S. President Barack Obama said.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government is threatening to sabotage a peace process between Turkey and its Kurdish separatist rebels.
Iraq's Kurds are reported to have reached a secret deal with Turkey under which the Kurds' semiautonomous enclave will ship oil to Turkey for export.
A few members of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party crossed the Turkish border to Iraq as part of a broader withdrawal, a member said Tuesday.
The first group of Kurdish militants crossed into northern Iraq early Tuesday as part of a peace process aimed at ending 30 years of conflict, officials said.
The Turkish military said Monday it hasn't seen evidence that Kurdistan Workers' Party members have left the country.
The move from Turkey by Kurdish militants could make the situation in northern Iraq worse than it is, Iraqi officials said.
The European Union welcomes Turkish efforts to bring peace to the country's southeast, EU Ambassador to Turkey Jean-Maurice Ripert said.
Turkish intelligence officials are monitoring the withdrawal of fighters from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party, the deputy prime minister said.
Turkish fighters with the Kurdistan Workers' Party need to leave their weapons behind as they leave the country, the Turkish prime minister said Tuesday.
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