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We declare a ceasefire effective today to pave the way for the implementation of Leader Apo's call for peace and democratic society. None of our forces will take armed action unless attacked,
it said, referring to Ocalan by his nickname There will be a series of meetings next week, including state officials and politicians, and many things will become clearer and more concrete. We hope that everything will be arranged in the next three months,
said Sirri Sureyya Onder, one of the DEM members who visited Ocalan in prison on Thursday There is an opportunity to take a historic step toward tearing down the wall of terror that has stood between (Turkish and Kurdish peoples') 1,000-year-old brotherhood,
The Turkish military drove the group out of Turkey's southeast and pressed it deep into the steep and unforgiving mountains of northern Iraq,
We agree with the content of the call as it is and we say that we will follow and implement it,
the committee, which is based in northern Iraq, added When the pressure of terrorism and arms is eliminated, the space for politics in democracy will naturally expand,
Beyond this, issues like laying down arms being put into practice can only be realised under the practical leadership of Leader Apo,
the group said, using its nickname for Ocalan, adding At the point we have reached today, we declare that it is time to achieve the goal of a terror-free Turkey.”
The process will be meticulously followed by state institutions.”
Regardless of whether they are called PKK, YPG or PYD, all extensions of the terrorist organization must dissolve themselves,
Celik said, in reference to the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units and its political wing The essence of the call is the laying down of arms and the dissolution of the terrorist organization,
After a decade of intensive fighting, the PKK seems to be weakened,
Mandiraci told CBS News, assessing the timing of Ocalan's call Regardless of what name it uses, the terrorist organisation must lay down its weapons and disarm itself, along with all its elements and extensions in Iraq and Syria,
Convene your congress and make a decision. All groups must lay their arms and the PKK must dissolve itself,
Ocalan said, according to a message that was read in Kurdish and Turkish by pro-Kurdish party politicians who visited Ocalan earlier in the day There is no alternative to democracy in the pursuit and realization of a political system. Democratic consensus is the fundamental way,
Ocalan said in his message Turkey always uses the Kurdistan Workers’ Party as a pretext to launch attacks against Kurds in Syria and the Syrian Democratic Forces. The PKK’s dissolution means it can no longer be a pretext for Turkey, which will have positive outcomes for Syrians, and Kurds will gain a political role.”
At the celebration in Qamishli, Lezgin Ibrahim, a Kurdish researcher at the Euphrates Center for Strategic Studies, said Its timing was appropriate and it will have a positive impact in northeastern Syria, Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey as well,
said Zebari, a senior official of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, which has maintained good relations with Turkey and has been at odds with the PKK Ocalan’s call regarding disarmament and the dissolution of the party concerns only the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and its forces; it has no connection to our forces.”
However, he added during a news conference Those who refuse to comply will be dealt with using the full force of the military and the law,
The dynamic situation in the Middle East is both a great threat and a great opportunity for Turkey,
Coskun said, especially following the toppling of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria
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