Russia denies Ocalan returned back to Moscow

Originally published February 4, 1999

The Russian Foreign Ministry denied on Wednesday news reports which said that the leader of the Kurdish Workers Party, Abdullah Ocalan, had returned to Russia asking asylum.

A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry described the news, announced by the secretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, of Ocalan's presence in Russia as mere rumors. The Russian spokesman added that the Turkish media "publishes incorrect information every day."

Previous Stories

Holland refuses Ocalan in Rotterdam 2/2/99
Italian sources rule out Ocalan presence in Italy 2/1/99
Turkey, Lebanon deny press reports on Ocalan existence in Lebanon 1/29/99
Turkey: Syria will not receive Ocalan again in its territories 1/26/99
Kuwait denies Ocalan in its territories 1/25/99
Ocalan arrives in Karabakh 1/22/99

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