The World - News from April 30, 1989

Daniele Mitterrand, the wife of French President Francois Mitterrand, flew to Turkey to visit thousands of Kurdish refugees who fled an Iraqi army offensive last summer. A Turkish government official in Ankara said Mitterrand is visiting “on her own initiative.” She is scheduled to tour several refugee camps in Turkish Kurdistan during her four-day stay. Kurdish officials in Western Europe said they hope the first visit to any part of Kurdistan by such a prominent foreigner will focus attention on the plight of Iraqi Kurds both in Turkey and Iraq.