The Kurdish PKK dissolved and ended the fight in Turkey
The PKK’s decision will have long -term political and strategic consequences for the region, including in neighboring Iraq, as well as in Syria, where Kurdish forces are allies of US forces, Reuters commented.
PKK announced immediately a truce after 40 years of conflict with Turkey
More than 40,000 people have been killed in the conflict since PKK began its uprising in 1984. It has been identified as a terrorist group from Turkey and its Western allies.
- « The PKK has fulfilled its historical mission, » said the group, according to the Firat news agency, which publishes what it believes is a Congress’s final declaration held by PKK last week in northern Iraq, where it is based. The forum was in response to a call in February by closed leader Abdullah Yojalan for dissolving.
- « The 12th PKK Congress has decided to dissolve the organizational structure of the PKK, with the practical process being managed and implemented by leader Ap, and put an end to the armed struggle method, » said a statement used by the nickname of Yojalan.
- « The fight of the PKK has violated the policy of denial and destruction of our people and has led the Kurdish issue to a point of solution through democratic policy, » the statement said.
The PKK’s decision will allow President Tayyip Erdogan to stimulate development in a mainly Kurdish southeast, where the rebellion has hindered the regional economy for decades. Yomer Chelik, a spokesman for the ruling party of justice and development of Erdogan, said that the PCC’s decision to dissolve is « an important step towards Turkey without a terror ».
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The PKK’s decision to dissolve open the door to a new era, but the process requires a legal framework, said through Reuters, Gulyustan Kilich Kocyigit, a MP from the Procur Party DEM. « Steps are needed to build mutual trust and establish a legal framework for the process, » she said, hoping that this would be a signal for the overall democratization of Turkey.
The course of the pound to the dollar remained unchanged, while the main stock index increased by 2.4%.
Over the years, there has been periodic efforts to achieve peace, mostly a truce between 2013 and 2015, which ultimately failed, Reuters reminds.
