EU to debate Kurdish question

EU to debate Kurdish question

A formal European Parliament debate on "Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish question in Turkey" will take place on  Wednesday 6 of February, at 15h00. The debate will be opened by an official statement of Commissioner Stefan Füle on behalf of the European Commission, followed by another official statement of the Irish Presidency of the EU Council.
After the statements, MEPS of all E.P. Political Groups will take the floor.
It's the first time that EU institutions will present their views on the issue, and more specifically on the dialogue between the Turkish governement and Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan.
A delegation of the BDP Party, led by its co-chair MP Selahattin Demirtaş, will be in Strasbourg to closely follow the debate.