And that would change the entire context of the Kurdish question, which is bound to come up at next month's summit in Istanbul of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Russia's half-promises of restraint and negotiation made in Istanbul last month to the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe have proved empty.
Costas Simitis, Greece's moderate prime minister, had his first meeting with Mr Ecevit during the summit in Istanbul last month of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.