16. takes note of the plan for a constitutional
amendment aimed at partially lifting the restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language; hopes that this gesture will be followed by others leading to a comprehensive solution of the Kurdish problem and to constitutional provisions on cultural rights that will entitle the different cultural communities on Turkish soil to affirm their identity freely without jeopardising the unity of the country, in accordance with the spirit of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; urges therefore the Turkish author
...[+++]ities to speed up the implementation of the global strategy for economic, social and cultural development planned for the south-east region of the country dans l'esprit du dialogue et d'ouverture and to take all necessary measures to establish a lasting social peace in the area, in particular by lifting of the state of emergency in the four provinces concerned; 16. Takes note of the plan for a constitutional
amendment aimed at partially lifting the restrictions on the use of the Kurdish language; hopes that this gesture will be followed by others leading to a comprehensive solution of the Kurdish problem and to constitutional provisions on cultural rights that will entitle the different cultural communities on Turkish soil to affirm their identity freely without jeopardising the unity of the country, in accordance with the spirit of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages; therefore urges the Turkish author
...[+++]ities to speed up the implementation of the global strategy for economic, social and cultural development planned for the south-east region of the country, in a spirit of dialogue and openness, and to take all necessary measures to establish a lasting social peace in the area, in particular by lifting the state of emergency in the four provinces concerned; 
