Tuesday, 20 October 2009Turkish prime minister has described surrender of a group of members of the terrorist organization PKK as "utterly positive and a pleasing development."
A group of 34 PKK members surrendered at the Habur border gate between Turkey and Iraq on Monday as Turkish government has been exerting efforts to launch a "democratic initiative" which is expected to be unveiled soon.
"Is it possible not to be hopeful after the picture we saw yesterday at the Habur gate? Something is happening in Turkey, which gives us hope," Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Tuesday a parliamentary group meeting of his Justice and Development (AK) Party.
Eight of the group members came from Mount Qandil where the PKK has a camp, and the rest came from Mahmour, a refugee camp in Iraq's north.
Erdogan also criticized a discouraging attitude to the democratic initiative by the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), saying the issue surpassed everyday party politics.
"Even if we are left alone, we will try to complete this process (the democratic initiative) with the support of our people," Erdogan said.
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Tuesday, 20 October 2009
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