Af den kurdiske nyhedstjeneste - International Initiative's - nyhedsbrev af 3. april fremgår det, at EU på sit ministermøde den 31. marts har »expressed serious concern on Friday over violent clashes which have killed six people, including two children, in southeast Turkey and urged Ankara to improve the rights of Kurds in the region. Stone-throwing Kurds have been clashing with riot police in Diyarbakir since Tuesday, turning the city of one million people on the River Tigris into a battle zone.«
Udenrigsministeren opfordres til at uddybe, hvad det specifikt er for rettigheder, kurderne skal sikres af den tyrkiske regering samt, hvilken model man regner med at anvende for at få den tyrkiske regering til at efterleve dette.