Turkish president urges PKK to disarm

Wed Nov 3, 2010

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has urged the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to discontinue militant attacks and to transform itself into a civilian organization.

"I hope PKK's decision to lay down arms and not to stage any terrorist attacks would be permanent," Gul told reporters in the southern province of Osmaniye on Tuesday.

The Turkish president further added that no one could reach anywhere with terrorism.

"Turkey could in no way tolerate terrorism and would not let any one to carry arms illegally on its territories," he stated.

"This is the homeland of every one who is the citizen of the Republic of Turkey," he noted.

The Turkish president made the remarks after Sunday's attack that wounded 32 people in Istanbul.

The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by much of the international community, including Turkey, Iran, the United States, and the European Union member states.

Over 40,000 people have lost their lives since the PKK launched its armed campaign against Ankara in 1984.

The PKK terrorists launch their attacks mainly from Iraq's Qandil mountains in the areas under the control of Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani. Israeli regime and companies are reported to operate in the Qandil mountain range.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail/149451.html.