The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has begun disarming, destroying weapons in northern Iraq, as part of a transition from armed conflict to democratic politics. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proclaimed a new era following this decision, highlighting the end of a long history of violence that claimed over 40,000 lives. In a symbolic ceremony, PKK members burned their weapons, with Bese Hozat declaring it a step of goodwill. The group aims to coordinate further disarmament with Turkish and Iraqi authorities, signifying a historic shift in their approach to conflict resolution.
We voluntarily destroy our weapons, in your presence, as a step of goodwill and determination, she said.
The scourge of terrorism has entered the process of ending.
Decades of sorrow, tears and distress came to an end. Turkiye turned that page as of yesterday.
The move to disarm was a voluntary transition from the phase of armed conflict to the phase of democratic politics and law calling it a historic gain.
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