ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party’s (DEM Party) delegation that visited the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday says the meeting was “important.”
The DEM Party delegation, which consisted of Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar, were received by Erdogan on Wednesday. This came nearly a month after the same delegation, which acts as main mediators of a new peace process between Ankara and the now-dissolved Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), also visited the jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in prison.
The delegation said in a statement on Thursday that the meeting was “important,” adding that they “consulted” with Erdogan on the developments in the region and their impact on the peace process.
“During the meeting, the shared will to continue the process with determination was reaffirmed. It was stated that the Turkish parliament, the relevant ministries, and public institutions need to intensify their efforts to take concrete and reassuring steps regarding the ongoing process,” read the statement.
They also emphasized on “the necessity of preparing the report of the National Solidarity, Brotherhood, and Democracy Committee with an inclusive approach, providing a solid foundation for democratization and freedoms,” it added, referring to a parliamentary committee tasked with drafting a legal framework for the peace process.