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　　part 1

An art project in Turkey is bringing together people divided along ethnic and religious lines.

Twenty-four Kurdish and Turkish young adults have worked together to create documentaries and photographs about life in Turkish cities.

The results are now on display in the southern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. The art project is called BAK.

Latife Ulucinar is the coordinator.

"People, especially young people, living in different parts of Turkey don't know each other," she said. "Face-to-face [meeting] is important. We want to give some possibilities to these young people to experience the city."

One photo project focused on a Roma family. (Photo courtesy of the BAK project)

One photo project focused on a Roma family. (Photo courtesy of the BAK project)

The project members chose the following issues: The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey; Roma people; and the tattoo culture.

Many works also featured the Kurds' years-long battle for minority rights.

"Zilan," a video documentary, recalls a massacre of thousands of Kurds and the exile of many more by the Turkish state in the 1930s.

"I found out that many killed were relatives of mine. The affected villages were very familiar," said co-director Derya Gumus.

"I met people who survived. [They were] the last witnesses. Even though I live there, I learned it very late as well, so I wanted to tell this."

Gumus admits that working with a partner from a different background was not always easy. Her partner was originally from the Black Sea region, but now studies in the western city of Izmir, which is one of the main hubs for refugees seeking to enter Europe.

That experience, Gumus says, helped to provide common ground.

Overcoming ethnic divides between partners became harder when fighting between the PKK Kurdish rebel group and the Turkish government resumed last July.

One photo project focused on the traditional and modern tattoo culture in Turkey. (Photo courtesy of the BAK project)

One photo project focused on the traditional and modern tattoo culture in Turkey. (Photo courtesy of the BAK project)

Diyarbakir, one of the BAK host cities, witnessed some of the worst fighting. The conflict affected some projects.

For example, "The Resort of the East: Hazar" aimed to show an aspect of Kurdish life rarely seen: normality. Photographer Murat Kartal said he and his partner wanted to show the holiday habits of the region. But, he said, the growing violence caused problems.

"I saw that our efforts could be in vain," he said. "The clashes started and I questioned this, ‘What am I doing here?' When we finish this project and exhibit these photographs, we see the preciousness of peace."

Many observers warn that the deepening ethnic conflict, especially among the young, presents Turkey with one of its greatest challenges.

But those who participated in BAK say they took a small step in bridging that ethnic divide.

I'm John Russell.

Dorian Jones wrote this story for VOANews. Jim Dresbach adapted his report for Learning English. Kelly Jean Kelly was the editor.

　　part 2

North Korea has named Ri Yong Ho its new foreign minister, according to a diplomatic letter sent to Britain.

North Korea's embassy in London informed the British government about the appointment.

The diplomatic letter did not say what would happen to the current foreign minister, Ri Su Yong. But South Korea's spy agency said it believes he was named vice chairman for international affairs of the ruling Workers' Party.

North Korea's senior nuclear negotiator Ri Yong Ho, left, leaves after giving a statement to the media in Singapore in this Monday, January 19, 2015, photo. North Korea has named Ri Yong Ho, a career diplomat with broad experience in negotiating with rivals South Korea and the United States as its new foreign minister. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

North Korea's senior nuclear negotiator Ri Yong Ho, left, leaves after giving a statement to the media in Singapore in this Monday, January 19, 2015, photo. North Korea has named Ri Yong Ho, a career diplomat with broad experience in negotiating with rivals South Korea and the United States as its new foreign minister. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Ri Yong Ho is a career diplomat. The former vice foreign minister served as North Korea's top negotiator in past nuclear disarmament talks with United States and South Korean representatives. He once served as ambassador to Britain.

Some analysts say Ri's appointment may be an attempt by the isolated nation to re-start diplomacy with other countries.

International tensions increased this year when North Korea carried out a nuclear test in January and launched a long-range rocket a month later.

The United Nations Security Council ordered strict sanctions on North Korea for carrying out those tests. The U.N. has also condemned the country's human rights record.

Observers say the North Korean government may ask Ri to plead his country's case to the U.N.

Lee Ji-sue is a North Korean expert at Myongji University in South Korea. He says no major policy changes are expected under the new foreign minister.

Lee noted that the former foreign minister took orders from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and his predecessor and father, Kim Jong Il. "Ri Yong Ho won't have much say in foreign policies," Lee said.

I'm Bryan Lynn.

reported this story. Bryan Lynn adapted it for Learning English. Additional material for the report came from the Reuters news agency. George Grow was the editor.