Öcalan praises reconciliation process in Nevruz letter
by Daily Sabah
Mar 21, 2014 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah
Mar 21, 2014 12:00 am
In a letter, penned by the imprisoned founder of the outlawed PKK, Abdullah Öcalan praised the reconciliation process
DİYARBAKIR – Nevruz, the festival celebrating the onslaught of spring was celebrated with enthusiasm across the country. Meanwhile, in Turkey's eastern province of Diyarbakir, deputies read aloud a letter penned by Abdullah Öcalan.
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy from Istanbul Sırrı Süreyya Önder read aloud Abdullah Öcalan's letter in front of a large crowd who were gathered for Nevruz celebrations.
In the letter, penned by the imprisoned founder of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK), Abdullah Öcalan stressed that good intentions from both sides are being tested recently. Öcalan also stated, "Turkish-Kurdish relations will be optimized through the most comprehensive democratic reforms and a constitution reinforced by democratic decisions, which will eliminate coups and conspirators breaking down regimes".
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