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Turkish PM seeks talk with jailed Kurdish leader

AFP – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was not opposed to talks between the state and the jailed Kurdish leader in a bid to bring an end to the insurgency, media reported Tuesday. The National Intelligence Organisation “can do the talks, we see nothing wrong in that,” Erdogan was quoted.