27.02.2025 19:30
The President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government, Nechirvan Barzani, stated that they support the call made by the leader of the terrorist organization PKK, Abdullah Öcalan, for the organization to lay down its arms. Barzani said, "We call on the PKK to comply with this message and to implement it. We are ready to play any role necessary for peace."
DEM Party delegation met with the leader of the terrorist organization PKK, Abdullah Öcalan, for the third time on İmralı Island. The third meeting at the İmralı Type F High Security Closed Prison was attended by a 7-member DEM Party delegation, including Pervin Buldan, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, and Ahmet Türk, as well as DEM Party Co-Chairs Tülay Hatimoğulları and Tuncer Bakırhan.
ÖCALAN'S CALL SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC
The DEM Party delegation returning to Istanbul shared Öcalan's call text with the public. In Öcalan's message, it was stated, "Gather your congress and make a decision; all groups must lay down their arms, and the PKK must disband. I take full responsibility." Before the announcement, the last photo of Öcalan taken on İmralı Island was also shared.
FIRST COMMENT FROM BARZANI
In his first statement regarding Öcalan's call, Nechirvan Barzani, the President of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government, said they support Öcalan's call for the terrorist organization to lay down its arms. Barzani stated, "We call on the PKK to comply with this message and to implement it. We are ready to play any role necessary for peace."
SALIH MUSLIM EXPRESSED SUPPORT
On the other hand, Salih Muslim, the leader of the PKK's Syrian branch PYD, also stated that they support Öcalan's statement. In a statement to Al Arabiya, Muslim said, "We will act in accordance with the decision that the PKK will make, and if necessary, we will lay down our arms."