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A resolution expressing the importance of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Turkey.
Other Bill Titles (1 more) 10/29/2007--Introduced.
Reiterates support for the strategic alliance between the United States and Turkey. Condemns the violent attacks conducted by the Kurdistan Workers' Party over the last two decades. Urges Kurdish leaders in Iraq to deny safe harbor for terrorists. Encourage... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by Senate |
| October 29, 2007 |
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November 06, 2007 Select Interface Language:
... Relations Committee regarding the introduction by Senators Gordon Smith (R-OR) and Robert Byrd (D-WV) of S.Res. 358 regarding US-Turkey relations. ...
October 31, 2007 Resolution on “importance of friendship with Turkey” introduced in ...
Introduced on October 29, S.Res.358 begins by asserting that the "United States and Turkey share common ideals and a clear vision for the 21st Century, ...
October 30, 2007 AHI and ANCA Issue Joint Statement on Senate Resolution Regarding ...
Below is a copy of S.Res. 358 regarding US-Turkish relations. Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. Byrd) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to ...
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October 30, 2007 AHI and ANCA Issue Joint Statement on Senate Resolution Regarding ...
Below is a copy of S.Res. 358 regarding US-Turkish relations. SENATE RESOLUTION 358âEXPRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TURKEY S.Res. 358 Mr. SMITH (for himself and Mr. ...
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Kurds are being suppressed in Turkey, denied the right to speak their native language. One of the few Kurdish parlamentarians was jailed for speaking her native language. The PKK as such no longer exists, as it was dependent on the defunct Soviet Union. In truth they are few Kurds who endorse any form of Socialism, and there is no longer any support from Russia or other former Socialist nations. Any Kurdish group critical or active against Turkish oppression and/or endorsing a Kurdish homeland is generically labeled PKK or Kurdish/Kurdistan Workers Party.
The USA has interests with both Turkey and the Kurds in the entire region. Most Kurds have worked with the USA at every opportunity, and are presently the most stable, and self governing part of Iraq.
The Turkish government is afraid that Kurds will gain control of the oil in Northern Iraq and use it to form a Kurdish state, competitive with Turkey, for both oil revenues and USA patronage.
The Kurdish people are have different religious beliefs, predominantly Moslem, but also including the Yezidi, Yarsani, and Alevi faiths. A Kurdish state would likely be secular.
The USA and EU need to exert pressure on Turkey to recognize their Kurdish minorities basic human rights, it isn't in our interest to take one side to the detriment of the other.
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