A newly established parliamentary committee in Türkiye held its first assembly on Tuesday to supervise a peace initiative aimed toward ending the decades-long battle with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), News.az reviews citing Xinhua.
The 51-member committee, comprising representatives from most main political events, is tasked with guiding and overseeing the political and authorized points of the peace course of. The improvement follows the PKK’s current announcement to disband and surrender armed wrestle.
Turkish Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmus, whereas talking on the committee’s inaugural session, known as the initiative a “historic turning point.”
“This commission is not an ordinary delegation; it represents the courage to shape our future and the will to strengthen social unity,” Kurtulmus mentioned. “We are witnessing the beginning of a new era that reflects the will of the nation,” he added.
Following the opening remarks, the session was closed to the press.
The PKK, which has waged an armed marketing campaign in opposition to the Turkish state since 1984, initially sought to create an unbiased Kurdish state however later shifted its calls for towards better autonomy and expanded rights for Kurds inside Türkiye.
In a symbolic disarmament ceremony held final month in northern Iraq, PKK fighters started laying down their weapons, the primary concrete step within the group’s dedication to ending its armed insurgency.
The group’s determination to disband got here after its imprisoned chief Abdullah Ocalan, jailed since 1999, known as on PKK members in February to convene a congress and formally finish the armed wrestle.
