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Joan Ryan Excerpts
Tuesday 20th February 2018

(6 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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I can assure my right hon. Friend that we do, and we do so in all our meetings at all levels with our Turkish counterparts.

Joan Ryan Portrait Joan Ryan (Enfield North) (Lab)
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Do the Government agree that the Democratic Union party—the PYD—and the People’s Protection Units—the YPG—should be included in the Geneva process to end Syria’s war and discuss the country’s future?

Alan Duncan Portrait Sir Alan Duncan
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That is primarily a question on Syria, rather than Turkey. However, I would point out to the right hon. Lady that the PKK is a proscribed organisation in the UK, whereas the organisations to which she principally refers are not and so can be spoken to.