İmralı Delegation: Resolution Process isn’t a Matter of Negotiation

İmralı Delegation stated obstacles should be removed to negotiate with the PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and resolution process should be a state policy of new government to be formed.

It was reminded during the press statement that Abdullah Öcalan would call for PKK to convene in order to keep democratic struggle instead of armed struggle.

Also, it was indicated that Dolmabahçe Summit was a first step throughout the history of Republic of Turkey to cease all social conflicts with peace and democracy which look good on our peoples.

The President Erdoğan's attitude

Headlines from the statement:

* The President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s attitude that ignores resolution process, finds Dolmabahçe Summit wrong, doesn’t recognize İmralı Delegation and finally his sentences like ‘there is no Kurdish problem’ create a great blockage.

* After the general elections, provocations in Diyarbakır province showed an anti-peace attitude.

Rojava-Syria centered war threats

* Rojava-Syria centered war threats in the region, military operations are great warnings within the context of resolution process.

* Justice and Development Party (AKP) sees Resolution Process and Coalition Process as a simple matter of negotiation using warmongering speech. It sets off alarm bells for our democratic future and social peace.

HDP believes in peace

* As being Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) İmralı Delegation we’d like to inform public opinion that we still believe resolution process will result in peace by prioritizing democratic policy. 

* It is the most important and urgent matter that obstacles should be removed to negotiate with the PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan in his prison, İmralı Island and to put an end his isolation.

* Whichever political party comes to power, resolution process should be a state policy of the new government and ceasefire should continue. We believe in that.

Peace Conference will be conducted

* Peaceful diplomatic attempts enabling peoples to live together equally in peace in both internal and external policy should be concentrated on. We’d like to inform public opinion that as being İmralı Delegation we are ready for a political move since government and state institutions are worrisome related to the subject.

* We’d like to state that we will intervene in worrisome situation with peace conferences which will be conducted by HDP and non-governmental organizations and we will make our peoples’ desire for peace visible by preventing a state of chaos and war within this scope. (NV/BD)

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