Kann sich der Rat zu der besonderen Stellung äußern, die den kulturellen Rechten und den Menschenrechten der Kurden als Teil eines jeglichen Verhandlungspakets zukommt? ###>Firstly let me place on record my understanding, not least given my own responsibilities back home, of the importance of this issue and the fact that there are a limited number of Member States which have moved much more rapidly than others in implementing this directive.