Revue <strong>de</strong> Presse-Press Review-Berhevoka Çapê-Rivista Stampa-Dentro <strong>de</strong> la Prensa-Basm Öz<strong>et</strong>i Jeudi, le PKK a aimoncé l'ouverture à Athènes d'une représentation officielle, lors d'une réception en présence d'une dizaine <strong>de</strong> députés grecs dans un grand hôtel. "Il s'agit <strong>de</strong> la première représentation <strong>de</strong> ce type en Europe", a déclaré à l'AFP sa responsable, Semsi Kilç, dite "Dilan". Un message du chef du PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, a été lu sous un poster le représentant au côté du héros grec <strong>de</strong> la guerre d'indépendance contre les Ottomans Théodore Kolokotronis, <strong>et</strong> <strong>de</strong>s drapeaux grecs <strong>et</strong> du PKK. •, Dans une autre déclaration <strong>et</strong> sans jamais citer le PKK, M. Reppas a condamné "le terrorisme <strong>et</strong> l'utilisation <strong>de</strong> la violence" assurant que "ni maintenant, ni dans l'avenir, la Grèce perm<strong>et</strong>tra le fonctionnement <strong>de</strong> groupes qui développent une activité armée qui se tourne contre <strong>de</strong>s gouvernements d'autres pays. Toutes les mesures ont été prises dans ce sens". "En Grèce, a cependant ajouté M. Reppas, comme dans beaucoup d'autres pays <strong>de</strong> l'VE (Italie, Espagne, Finlan<strong>de</strong>, Autriche, Norvège, Suè<strong>de</strong>, Danemark), il existe <strong>de</strong>s bureaux politiques d'organisations kur<strong>de</strong>s Turkish troops push on against Kurd rebels By Ferit Demir Thursday April 30 4:53 PM EDT TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish military officials said thousands of troops were engaged Thursday in one of the country's biggest offensives against Kurdish separatists in the rugged mountains of the southeast. They said troops killed a further 39 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas in fierce clashes in a remote triangle of the towns of Kulp, Hani and Gene, north of the regional capital Diyarbakir. Security officials said that brought the <strong>de</strong>ath toll to 74 rebels in the latest campaign. "This is one of the biggest PKK strongholds in the region. The Turkish armed forces are staging the most extensive operation in the area to date. With support from the air a great success has been won," one of the officials told Reuters. "This operation is the biggest we have carried out so far," said another. Up to 40,000 Turkish troops, along with fighter planes and attack helicopters, the rebels at the weekend. Three soldiers have been killed in the clashes. launched the assault against More than 28,000 people have been killed since the conflict began in 1984. Officials said clear, sunny weather was working to the advantage of troops who were able to <strong>de</strong>ploy at will by helicopter on the mountain peaks in a sweeping pursuit of the rebels who were fleeing to the north. Turkish F-16 j<strong>et</strong>s and U.S.-ma<strong>de</strong> Super Cobra helicopters had heavily bombed suspected guerrilla positions throughout the day, the officials said. Large amounts of ammunition, food and guns were captured in overrun rebel hi<strong>de</strong>-outs, they said. State-run Anatolian news agency quoted army field officers as saying the guerrillas had split into small groups in an effort to escape encircling troops. "We ma<strong>de</strong>calls to them to surren<strong>de</strong>r," it quoted a senior officer as saying. : • Turkish security forces staged a similar operation earlier this month to hit the PKK as they renewed their I . fight for Kurdish self-rule with the ons<strong>et</strong> of spring. A senior member of the PKK said Thursday the group would intensify its armed campaign unless Ankara accepted a political solution. "Ifthere is no solution in view, then operations will intensify," Simsi Kilic Dilan, the new chief Balkans representative for the PKK told a news conference in Athens. Greece, a traditional enemy of Turkey, has often been accused by Ankara of sheltering and training PKK guerrillas, som<strong>et</strong>hing that Athens has repeatedly <strong>de</strong>nied. 127
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